| Literature DB >> 3201869 |
Abstract
A case of mediastinal and subcutaneous cervical emphysema due to perforation of a sigmoid cancer is presented. Sudden deterioration and development of subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema in a chronically ill patient with equivocal abdominal signs should alert the examiner to the possibility of retroperitoneal gastrointestinal perforation.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3201869
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Chir Scand ISSN： 0001-5482