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Should plant debris or significant numbers of mixed bacteria be found with centesis of the abdominal fluid, a ruptured viscus is likely and exploratory surgery is indicated. All patients with penetrating abdominal wounds require a surgical exploratory as soon as possible.
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Pneumoperitoneum is not invariably associated with ruptured or perforated intra-abdominal viscus. To determine the incidence of free air associated with ...
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Pneumoperitoneum Without Ruptured Viscus in the Neonate: A Case Report and Review of the Literature By Edward B. Ilgren, Paul S. Symchych, and S. Frank Redo ...
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In the majority of pneumoperitoneum cases we diagnose perforated viscus. We present herein a case of ruptured hepatic abscess mimicking perforated viscus. ...
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Unbound MEDLINE | Pneumoperitoneum and its association with ruptured abdominal viscus. Journal article. Search by keyword, journal, author or by EBM filters diagnosis, treatment, prognosis or etiology. Evidence-based medicine search filters. ... Pneumoperitoneum and its association with ruptured abdominal viscus.
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PP is an alarming radiographic finding that is almost always pathognomonic of a ruptured viscus and usually requires immediate exploratory laparotomy. In cases of blunt chest or abdominal trauma, CT scanning is a mandatory part of the evaluation;
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General inflammation of the peritoneal cavity is usually caused by bacterial invasion, which may result by spread: 1) from a ruptured viscus such as a perforated peptic ulcer or gangrenous appendix; 2) through an ischemic and necrotic but unruptured bowel wall, as in strangulated hernia, mesenteric occlusion, or volvulus;
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