Volume 189 - Issue 11
Pneumoperitoneum: a non-surgical cause
Authors: Yu Xuan Kitzing and Sam McCormack
Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11): 678. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02244.x
Published online: 1 December 2008
Published online: 1 December 2008
A 53-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of epigastric pain. She had mild tenderness over the right upper quadrant and epigastrium, with no peritonism. A chest x-ray revealed free gas under the diaphragm (Figure, A; arrows). A computed tomography scan confirmed a large pneumoperitoneum but no hollow-viscus perforation; the uterus was filled with gas (Figure, B; arrow). On further questioning, the patient recalled that the pain began after she sat on the gas outlet of a pneumatic spa. She was managed conservatively and discharged uneventfully. Air introduced through the gynaecological tract is a non-surgical cause of pneumoperitoneum. Distension of the uterus with gas on imaging can be a clue to diagnosis.
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