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pseudopneumoperitoneum en · NOUN

Etymology

From pseudo- + pneumoperitoneum.

Meanings

1. A disturbance having the appearance of pneumoperitoneum
   • The various causes of pseudopneumoperitoneum are basal linear atelectasis, pneumomediastinum, Chilaiditi syndrome, gas within skin folds, subdiaphragmatic lipomatosis, properitoneal fat stripe, and diaphragmatic undulations [ Figure 2 ]. 2015, Binit Sureka, Kalpana Bansal, Ankur Arora, “Pneumoperitoneum: What to look for in a radiograph?”, in Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, volume 4, →DOI:

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