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Pneumoperitoneum resulting from tracheal rupture following blunt chest trauma
The Journal of Trauma
|May 1, 1986
Abstract:
Pneumoperitoneum usually implies perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, although the tracheobronchial tree has been recognized as a source for free intraperitoneal air. We report a case of pneumoperitoneum resulting from tracheobronchial rupture following blunt chest trauma, which was successfully treated by surgical repair.