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Pneumoperitoneum and appendicitis
Gastrointestinal Radiology
|November 30, 1976
Abstract:
Pneumoperitoneum was observed in five patients with acute perforative appendicitis (APA). In each case this radiographic observation led to an incorrect diagnosis. Free intraperitoneal gas is found in a small number of patients with APA and has no apparent effect on the course or prognosis of the disease.