pneumoperitoneum

pneumoperitoneum
Presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity as a result of disease, or produced artificially in the abdomen to achieve exposure during laporoscopic surgery. [G. pneuma, air, + peritoneum]

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pneu·mo·peri·to·ne·um -.per-ət-ən-'ē-əm n, pl -ne·ums or -nea -'ē-ə
1) an abnormal state characterized by the presence of gas (as air) in the peritoneal cavity
2) the induction of pneumoperitoneum as a therapeutic measure or as an aid to radiography

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n.
air or gas in the peritoneal or abdominal cavity, usually due to a perforation of the stomach or bowel. Pneumoperitoneum may be induced for diagnostic purposes (e.g. laparoscopy). A former treatment of tuberculosis was the deliberate injection of air into the peritoneal cavity to allow the tuberculous lung to be rested (artificial pneumoperitoneum); this was frequently combined with phrenic crush.

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pneu·mo·peri·to·ne·um (noo″mo-per″ĭ-to-neґəm) [pneumo- + peritoneum] the presence of gas or air in the peritoneal cavity; it may occur spontaneously, as in subphrenic abscess, or be deliberately introduced as an aid to radiologic examination and diagnosis (diagnostic p.) or to achieve exposure during laparoscopy. pneumoperitoneal adj

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