Spontaneous Pneumoretroperitoneum.
- Author:
Sang Lae LEE
1
;
Seok Yong RYU
;
Hong Yong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sa058@hanafos.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumoretroperitoneum;
Colon;
Constipation
- MeSH:
Colitis, Ulcerative;
Colon;
Constipation;
Diagnosis;
Duodenal Ulcer;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Pneumoperitoneum;
Pneumothorax;
Retropneumoperitoneum*;
Rupture;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2002;13(4):560-563
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The pneumoretroperitoneum has many etiologies. These range from the clinically insignificant to the potentially fatal, if not recognized promptly. Spontaneous pneumoretroperitoneum can develope from ulcerative colitis, colonic diverti-culitis, or duodenal ulcer perforation. It can be associated with pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, respiratoy tract rupture, etc. An isolated pneumoretroperitoneum are a more obscure symptom than a pneumoperitoneum. Mostly, the diagnosis of retroperitoneal air depends of radiologic methods, such as simple X-ray, ultrasound (US), or computerized tomography (CT) measurements. In this case, we diagnosed a pneumoretroperitoneum from CT and found that it caused the perforation of the colon spontaneously, without any underlying diseases, due to chronic constipation without underlying diseases
