Spontaneous idiopathic recurrent pneumoperitoneum

Pneumoperitoneum, gas under the diaphragm, is often a sign of significant intra-abdominal pathology, be it perforation in the stomach or duodenum secondary to peptic ulcer disease or in the small or large bowel as a result of inflammatory bowel diseases, diverticulitis or cancer, it can also be iatr...

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Main Author: McLaren, Oliver
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813507/