Benign Pneumoperitoneum after Colonoscopy

Abstract EN

Pneumoperitoneum frequently indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires emergent surgical management.

However; pneumoperitoneum, on rare occasion, can occur without perforation.

In these cases, it is defined as benign pneumoperitoneum.

Benign pneumoperitoneum means asymptomatic free intra-abdominal air or pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis and can occur occasionally with colonoscopy.

In this paper, we present a rare case of benign pneumoperitoneum that developed after diagnostic colonoscopy and review it in conjunction with the current literature.