A rare cause of acute abdomen in the ED: Chemotherapy-induced pneumatosis intestinalis
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and portomesenteric venous gas (PVG) refers to the presence of air within the intestinal wall and portomesenteric vessels. Most of the time, it is associated with mesenteric ischemia that requires immediate surgical intervention as it has high mortality rate. It may als...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247317300614 |