Pneumoperitoneum Resulting from Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia
Chuah Jun Sen, Lim Suat Yee, Norsarah Shamsudin, Tan Lin Jun & Tan Jih Huei · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2021
Introduction: Pneumoperitoneum is considered a surgical emergency, as it is highly associated with abdominal viscus perforation. Pulmonary origin of pneumoperitoneum secondary to invasive mechanical ventilation in severe COVID-19 pneumonia has been rarely reported in the existing...
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