Diseases

Retropneumoperitoneum

Pathological or accidental introduction of air into the retroperitoneal space.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological or accidental introduction of air into the retroperitoneal space.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Pneumoretroperitoneum

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note category; diagnostic retropneumoperitoneum: index RETROPERITONEAL SPACE /diag image + PNEUMORADIOGRAPHY

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History Note

was in Cat E only 1963-85

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C23.550.794w
  2. C26w.748w

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NLM Classification

WI 575

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retropneumoperitoneum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012188. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012188
  2. Retropneumoperitoneum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoretroperitoneum
  3. Retropneumoperitoneum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34399675