Acute abdomen with gastric volvulus revealing an underlying pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: a case report
Abstract Background Pneumatosis intestinalis is an abnormal presence of free air outside the lumen of the intestines in many shapes. It is classified based on its etiology to primary or secondary, it affects adults as well as infants and can involve any part of the GI tract. Case presentation We rep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01717-6 |