pseudopneumoperitoneum

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ pneumoperitoneum

Noun

pseudopneumoperitoneum (plural pseudopneumoperitoneums)

1. (pathology) A disturbance having the appearance of pneumoperitoneum
   • 2015, Binit Sureka, Kalpana Bansal, Ankur Arora, “Pneumoperitoneum: What to look for in a radiograph?”, in Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care‎^[1], volume 4, →DOI:

     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 ].