Acute pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis. A case report.

An uncommon case of pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis, related to small bowel diverticulosis is presented. Pneumoperitoneum is usually a life-threatening incident, most frequently attributed to a perforated viscus and generally requiring emergency surgery. Non surgical pneumoperitoneum, however, is known to be caused by a variety of pathological and non pathological entities.