Pneumomediastinum Causing Pneumoperitoneum During Mechanical Ventilation

Overview

Journal J Crit Care

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2003 Mar 18

PMID 12640617

Citations 4

Authors

Nicolas Lellouche

Fabrice Bruneel

Francois Mignon

Nabil Ayoub

Gilles Troche

Pierre Guezennec

Bruno Priolet

Jean-Pierre Bedos

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Abstract

The causes of nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum include numerous diseases. We report here a case of nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum caused by benign pneumomediastinum during mechanical ventilation, and we discuss the anatomic pathways and the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of this association.

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