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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun-Jul;99(6):469-471.
doi: 10.1016/j.cireng.2021.05.006. Epub 2021 May 24.

Non-surgical spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in a COVID-19 positive patient with severe bilateral pneumonia

Ignacio Antonio Gemio Del Rey  1 , Roberto de la Plaza Llamas  2 , José Manuel Ramia  2 , Aníbal Armando Medina Velasco  2 , Daniel Alejandro Díaz Candelas  2
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Case Reports

Non-surgical spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in a COVID-19 positive patient with severe bilateral pneumonia

Ignacio Antonio Gemio Del Rey et al. Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun-Jul.
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Fig. 1
Follow-up chest X-ray after disconnection from mechanical ventilation; right subphrenic pneumoperitoneum is observed, as well as bilateral consolidations as a consequence of pneumonia due to COVID-19.
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Fig. 2
Coronal thoracoabdominal CT scan showing right subdiaphragmatic pneumoperitoneum (red arrow); contrast material in the descending colon, with no signs of leakage; extensive bilateral pneumonia due to COVID-19.
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