{"id":79407,"date":"2021-01-26T04:40:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=79407"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T11:15:57","slug":"pneumoperitoneum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pneumoperitoneum\/","title":{"rendered":"Pneumoperitoneum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air or gas in abdominal cavity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Air in the peritoneal cavity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Air or gas in the peritoneal or abdominal cavity, usually due to a perforation of the stomach or bowel. A former treatment of tuberculosis was the deliberate injection of air into the peritoneal cavity to allow the tuberculous lung to be rested {artificial pneumoperitoneum).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A collection of air in the peritoneal cavity. Air introduced into the peritoneal cavity collects under the diaphragm which is thus raised and collapses the lungs. This procedure was sometimes carried out in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the pre-antibiotic days as an alternative to artificial pneumothorax.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A condition in which air or gas collects in the peritoneal cavity. 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