Question 300
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":1460,"text":"Crohn disease"},{"id":1461,"text":"douching"},{"id":1462,"text":"haemodialysis"},{"id":1463,"text":"peptic ulcer disease"},{"id":1464,"text":"trauma"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":1462,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe most common cause of pneumoperitoneum is from the disruption of the wall of a\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=hollow-viscus\"\u003ehollow viscus\u003c/a\u003e. The causes for pneumoperitoneum in children is different from the adult population and is considered elsewhere:\u0026nbsp;see\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/neonatal-pneumoperitoneum\"\u003eneonatal pneumoperitoneum\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe causes of pneumoperitoneum are wide and the severity of accompanying illness is also variable:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eperforated hollow viscus\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/peptic-ulcer-disease\"\u003epeptic ulcer disease\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/intestinal-ischaemia\"\u003eischemic bowel\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/bowel-obstruction\"\u003ebowel obstruction\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/necrotizing-enterocolitis\"\u003enecrotizing enterocolitis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/appendicitis\"\u003eappendicitis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/diverticulitis\"\u003ediverticulitis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emalignancy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/inflammatory-bowel-disease-ibd\"\u003einflammatory bowel disease\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emechanical perforation\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etrauma\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecolonoscopy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/foreign-bodies\"\u003eforeign bodies\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiatrogenic\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=postoperative-free-intraperitoneal-gas\"\u003epostoperative free intraperitoneal gas\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=peritoneal-dialysis\"\u003eperitoneal dialysis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evaginal \"aspiration\"\u0026nbsp;3\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecunnilingus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouching\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esudden squatting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epostpartum exercises\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emechanical ventilation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/pneumomediastinum\"\u003epneumomediastinum\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/pneumothorax\"\u003epneumothorax\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","id":300,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2571","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich is these is \u003cstrong\u003eNOT\u003c/strong\u003e a known cause of pneumoperitoneum?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/300"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"1463","percentage":5},{"alternativeId":"1464","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"1461","percentage":27},{"alternativeId":"1460","percentage":14},{"alternativeId":"1462","percentage":53}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"pneumoperitoneum"}