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. 2010 Feb;11(1):92.

Massive pneumoperitoneum

Aicha M Hull  1 , Peter Buckley, Brandon Wills
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Massive pneumoperitoneum

Aicha M Hull et al. West J Emerg Med. 2010 Feb.
No abstract available

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Abdominal radiograph showing football (A) and Rigler’s signs (B).
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