Insufflation was used to create a pneumoperitoneum in order to prevent intra-abdominal bleeding.
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Raoul Palmer introduced the use of the Veress needle in laparoscopy to establish a pneumoperitoneum.
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The football sign is most frequently seen in infants with spontaneous or iatrogenic gastric perforation causing pneumoperitoneum.
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An X-ray may also be used to reveal a pneumoperitoneum, in which there is gas in the abdomen.
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In the mid-twentieth century, an " artificial " pneumoperitoneum was sometimes intentionally administered as a treatment for a hiatal hernia.
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Pneumomediastinum is the presence of air in the mediastinum, which in some cases can lead to pneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumopericardium if left untreated.
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In a series of 73 patients, plain abdominal radiography ( 56 % ) showing colic distension in 53 % or a pneumoperitoneum in 3 %.
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This anatomical variant is sometimes mistaken for the more serious condition of having air under the diaphragm ( pneumoperitoneum ) which is usually an indication of bowel perforation, possibly leading to surgical interventions.
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Intraoperative SCD-therapy is recommended during prolonged laparoscopic surgery to counter altered venous blood return from the lower extremities and consequent cardiac depression caused by pneumoperitoneum ( inflation of the abdomen with carbon dioxide ).
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