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Surgeon-performed sonographic findings in a traumatic trans-anal rectal perforation

Early diagnosis and active management of trans-anal rectal injuries is essential for a favorable outcome. Intraperitoneal free air (IFA) is usually diagnosed by an erect Chest X-ray. Point-of-care ultrasound has been recently used to detect IFA. We report a 45-year-old male who presented to the Emer...

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Autores principales: Abu-Zidan, Fikri M, Abusharia, Mohamed I, Kessler, Katharina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21838859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-26