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Review
. 2008 Nov;43(11):2121-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.019.

Gastroduodenal emphysema

Rachel D'Cruz  1 , Sherif Emil
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Review

Gastroduodenal emphysema

Rachel D'Cruz et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Pneumatosis intestinalis of the foregut is a very rare finding. It may represent emphysematous gastritis secondary to inflammatory conditions or gastric emphysema secondary to proximal foregut obstruction and high intragastric pressure. We present a case of gastroduodenal pneumatosis secondary to partial duodenal obstruction in an infant with Down's syndrome.

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