Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2010)

Benign Pneumoperitoneum after Colonoscopy

  • Sevim Ustek,
  • Mertay Boran,
  • Kemal Kismet

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/631036
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010

Abstract

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Pneumoperitoneum frequently indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires emergent surgical management. However; pneumoperitoneum, on rare occasion, can occur without perforation. In these cases, it is defined as benign pneumoperitoneum. Benign pneumoperitoneum means asymptomatic free intra-abdominal air or pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis and can occur occasionally with colonoscopy. In this paper, we present a rare case of benign pneumoperitoneum that developed after diagnostic colonoscopy and review it in conjunction with the current literature.