Tension hydropneumoperitoneum

Case contributed by Dijendra Nath Biswas
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever and abdominal pain for the past 3 days, after repositioning of feeding jejunostomy tube.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Air-fluid levels in the peritoneal cavity.

A large amount of free air under the right dome of the diaphragm causing inferomedial displacement of the liver.

Feeding jejunostomy tube in situ.

Annotated image

Air-fluid levels in the peritoneal cavity.

A large amount of free air under the right dome of the diaphragm causing inferomedial displacement of the liver.

Feeding jejunostomy tube in situ.

Case Discussion

This is a case of misplacement of the feeding jejunostomy tube which is causing tension hydro-pneumoperitoneum, confirmed at surgery. 

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