Pneumoretroperitoneum
pneumoretroperitoneum pneu·mo·ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·um (nōō’mō-rět’rō-pěr’ĭ-tn-ē’əm, nyōō’-)
n.
Escape of air into the retroperitoneal tissues.
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