Free air on plain film: Do we need a computed tomography too?

CONTEXT: Standard teaching is that patients with pneumoperitoneum on plain X-ray and clinical signs of abdominal pathology should undergo urgent surgery. It is unknown if abdominal computed tomography (CT) provides additional useful information in this scenario. AIMS: The aim of this study is to det...

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Main Authors: Solis, Carolina V, Chang, Yuchiao, De Moya, Marc A, Velmahos, George C, Fagenholz, Peter J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912647/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24550622
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.125631
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