pseudopneumoperitoneum
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pseudo- + pneumoperitoneum.
Noun
[edit]pseudopneumoperitoneum (plural pseudopneumoperitoneums)
- (pathology) A disturbance having the appearance of pneumoperitoneum
- 2015, Binit Sureka, Kalpana Bansal, Ankur Arora, “Pneumoperitoneum: What to look for in a radiograph?”, in Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care[1], volume 4, :
- The various causes of pseudopneumoperitoneum are basal linear atelectasis, pneumomediastinum, Chilaiditi syndrome, gas within skin folds, subdiaphragmatic lipomatosis, properitoneal fat stripe, and diaphragmatic undulations [ Figure 2 ].