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Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum with duodenal diverticulosis in an elderly patient: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum commonly occurs as a result of a viscus perforation and usually presents with peritoneal signs requiring emergent laparotomy. Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is a rare condition characterized by intraperitoneal gas with no clear etiology. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein report...

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Autores principales: Ueda, Takeshi, Tanaka, Tetsuya, Yokoyama, Takashi, Sadamitsu, Tomomi, Harada, Suzuka, Yoshimura, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31907703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-019-0769-4