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Case of the Week 314 
What's the most likely diagnosis?
- 53 year old male with abdominal pain
- Liver laceration
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumoperitoneum
- Shock
- Asplenia
Additional Image - Axial CT of the abdomen
Additional Image
Axial CT of the Abdomen
Answer:
3. Pneumoperitoneum
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Pneumoperitoneum
Gneral Considerations
Causes of free air
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Disruption of wall of hollow viscus
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Blunt or penetrating trauma
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Perforating foreign body
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Iatrogenic perforation
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Laparoscopy / laparotomy
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Absorbed in <7 days depending on initial amount of air introduced and body habitus
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Leaking surgical anastomosis
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Endoscopic perforation
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Diagnostic pneumoperitoneum
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