VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2018 ) > List of Articles
Shireesh Gupta, Prakash Alagarsamy, Ankit Goyal
Keywords : Chilaiditi syndrome, Internal herniation, Pseudopneumoperitoneum
Citation Information : Gupta S, Alagarsamy P, Goyal A. A Rare Case of an Internal Hernia of Small Bowel Masquerading as Pneumoperitoneum. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2018; 3 (1):34-35.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10057-0064
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 01-10-2017
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2018; The Author(s).
Free gas under diaphragm is a very significant X-ray finding seen among patients of acute abdomen coming to the ER of any hospital. This finding usually suggests perforation of a hollow viscus and requires urgent surgical intervention. But there are some pathologies which mimic this important sign thereby necessitating the surgeon to always take a holistic view and approach any potential laparotomy with clinical suspicion. We have presented such a case seen in our emergency department wherein an internal herniation of bowel loops presented with pseudopneumoperitoneum.