CT Case 012
An elderly lady from a high-level care nursing home is brought to ED by ambulance with abdominal pain, fevers, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Tag pneumoperitoneum
CT Case 010
A 60yo male presents with one days of epigastric and periumbilical pain and a single episode of vomiting.
Rigler sign
Radiographic sign of pneumoperitoneum. Air in the peritoneum and air within the intraluminal spaces outline the luminal and serosal surfaces of the bowel wall.
A novel prevention for acute mountain sickness
Should artificial pneumoperitoneum should be considered for AMS prevention in persons who must ascend to high altitude and begin work without rest and acclimation.