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Tension pneumoperitoneum as an early complication after adenotonsillectomy
G D Vos1, E H Marres, E Heineman
1Department of Paediatrics, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
Pneumoperitoneum as a result of pneumomediastinum has been described already. Amongst the causes pneumoperitoneum due to a complication of adenotonsillectomy, has not previously been described. We describe a five-year-old girl with tension pneumoperitoneum with respiratory and circulatory insufficiency half an hour after adenotonsillectomy. Removal of the intra-abdominal air with a 14 gauge needle restored normal respiration and circulation.