A Rare Case of Spontaneous Idiopathic Pneumoperitoneum Presenting as Abdominal Pain

Idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is caused by free air in the peritoneum when no established cause has been diagnosed. We present the case of a 61-year-old male with idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum, which started as abrupt abdominal pain. He described burning abdominal pain radiating...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Grewal, Jagmeet S, Mayer, Savannah, Beaty, Jennifer, Formaro, Dominic
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2021
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Medical Education
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216704/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178490
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15158
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