The literature describes various causes of free gas in the abdominal cavity, or pneumoperitoneum, this is especially important when it appears in the immediate postoperative period: whether it represents residual postoperative pneumoperitoneum (PP) or, conversely, indicates postoperative complications requiring surgical intervention. This article presents two clinical cases of pneumoperitoneum in children after elective surgery.
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