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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(7):1006-1011. Published online July 15, 1995.

Three Cases of Pneumoperitoneum in Ventilated Newborns

Chun Ok CO Yang¹, Ho Young HY Lee¹, Won Kju WK Choe¹, Baek Keun BK Lim¹, Jong Soo JS Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Abstract

Pneumoperitoneum in the newborn is usually a surgical emergency resulting from gastroint-estinal perforation. However, pneumoperitoneum can occur secondary to a pulmonary air leak which progresses from the mediastinum to the retroperitoneum by way of perivascular spaces and then to the peritoneum following rupture. We have observed this phenomenon in three ventilated newborn. A brief review of the related literatures was also made.

Keywords :Pneumoperitoneum, Ventilation, Without gastrointestinal perforation