title: Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention.
abstract: The most common cause of a pneumoperitoneum is a perforation of a hollow viscus and the treatment is an exploratory laparotomy; nevertheless, not all pneumoperitoneums are due to a perforation and not all of them need surgical intervention. We hereby present a case of pneumoperitoneum due to a diaphragmatic defect, which allowed air from a pneumothorax to escape through the diaphragmatic hernia into the abdominal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Valle de México, Hermosillo, SON, Mexico.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1910-5940
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Christus Spohn Hospital, Memorial, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wentling
authors.affiliation: Christus Spohn Hospital Residency Program, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Humayun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anjum
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Services, Foundation Surgical Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7622-9974
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varon
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, USA.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7105-4266
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surani