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Idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum.
Figure 1 – Chest X-ray shows pneumoperitoneum in the right and left subdiaphragmatic region. Figure 2 – Chest X-ray shows pneumoperitoneum in the right and left subdiaphragmatic region. INTRODUCTION Pneumoperitoneum is caused by perforation of hollow viscera, with perforated peptic ulcer occurring more frequently. In rare cases, pneumoperitoneum is not caused by visceral perforation, the cause ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (English Edition)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2255-4823
DOI: 10.1016/s2255-4823(11)70122-9