Life threatening tension pneumoperitoneum from intestinal perforation during air reduction of intussusception

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 798-800

  Ng, Eky ^a   Kim, H B ^a   Lillehei, C W ^a   Seefelder, C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Infant; Intussusception; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; TENSION;

CECUM; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM;

EID: 0036924629     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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