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Abstract
The finding of intraperitoneal free gas usually indicates a perforated abdominal viscus, and requires emergency surgery. In a minority of cases, no perforation can be found, a situation that can be classified as "spontaneous" pneumoperitoneum. A conservative approach may be considered if clinical signs are minimal, particularly when peritoneal signs, fever and leucocytosis are absent. The various causes of spontaneous pneumoperitoneum are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14653034 DOI： 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Chir Belg ISSN： 0001-5458 Impact factor: 1.090