UMEM Educational Pearls

Category: Misc

Title: Pneumoperitoneum on CXR and CT

Keywords: Pneumoperitoneum, CXR, CT (PubMed Search)

Posted: 7/12/2010 by Rob Rogers, MD (Updated: 3/28/2024)
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Pneumoperitoneum on CXR and CT

Pneumoperitoneum may be seen on an upright CXR up to 7 days after laparoscopic abdominal surgery/laparotomy and may be seen on abdominal CT for as long as three weeks after surgery.