A pitfall in the interpretation of plain abdnominal radiographs in neonatal intestinal perforation: a case report

Introduction The recognition of neonatal intestinal perforation relies on identification of free gas in the peritoneum on plain abdominal radiographs and the associated clinical signs. The neonatal bowel takes several hours to fill with gas, potentially obscuring one of the radiological signs of bow...

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Main Authors: Gillies, M, Chowdhury, M, Lakhoo, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2008