Benign pneumoperitoneum associated with pneumomediastinum and pneumoretroperitoneum in ambulatory outpatients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-85

  Silbergleit, Robert ^a,d   Silbergleit, Allen ^b   Silbergleit, Richard ^c   Kota, Ravindra K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraluminal air; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumoperitoneum; Pneumoretroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMORETROPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032962509     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00127-9     Document Type: Article

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