A New Etiology for the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
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A New Etiology for the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare diagnosis with an incidence of 1-2 per million. Most cases originate from an appendix which ruptures and releases mucin into the peritoneal cavity. The progression of the disease results in obstruction and cutaneous leak. Abdominal compartment syndrome is an uncommon complication of peritoneal pseudomyxoma. In the present article, we report the case of a p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000440695