文献考察:気胸または胸腔チューブ挿入で腹腔内に遊離ガスが出現する.
1)J Trauma. 2000 Sep;49(3):565-6. Pneumoperitoneum and pneumoretroperitoneum in blunt trauma patients.
Nishina M, Fujii C, Ogino R, Kobayashi R, Kohama A.
追記:鈍的外傷例で胸部または腹部単純写真で遊離ガスを示した32例中7例(1例は後腹膜気腫):21.9%に消化管穿孔を認めなかった.7例とも気胸を伴っていた.
2)J Trauma. 1995 Aug;39(2):331-3. Significance of intra-abdominal extraluminal air detected by CT scan in blunt abdominal trauma.
Hamilton P, Rizoli S, McLellan B, Murphy J.
The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and significance of computed tomographic (CT) scan-detected pneumoperitoneum in blunt abdominal trauma. We retrospectively reviewed 118 consecutive CT scans of the abdomen in blunt abdominal trauma patients (mean Injury Severity Score 24), performed at our Regional Trauma Unit over a 12-month period. Seven (5.9%) patients had intra-abdominal extraluminal air. None of these seven patients had evidence of bowel perforation at laparotomy (two) or on clinical follow-up (five). All seven had chest tubes in place before the CT scan. None of the seven patients were on mechanical ventilation at the time of CT scan. In the setting of blunt abdominal trauma pneumoperitoneum does not necessarily indicate hollow viscus injury. It frequently is secondary to other etiologies, especially dissection of interstitial air from the chest, as suggested in this study. The decision for laparotomy should be based on a combination of the clinical findings, CT scan results, or other diagnostic tests such as peritoneal lavage. PMID: 7674403
追記:気胸による気腫が腹壁まで拡散し,あたかも腹腔内遊離ガスであるように見える(pseudopneumoperitoneum)ことがあり,慎重な読影を要する.
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