title: Tension pneumoperitoneum after intussusception pneumoreduction.
abstract: Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infancy. Presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment are well understood and noncontroversial. Complications of bowel perforation are also well documented. We discuss a case of tension pneumoperitoneum after intestinal perforation during intussusception pneumoreduction in a 5-month-old child and review initial presentation, diagnosis, and management of this disease. It is important to recognize this rare complication of pneumoreduction and promptly treat the ensuing tension pneumoperitoneum.
authors.affiliation: Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA. sohoni79@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aparajita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sohoni
authors.forename: Nancy Ewen
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dannenberg
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007327:Insufflation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*