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. 2023 Jan 31;38(1):e473.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.09. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Man with Acute Abdomen

Naychi Kyaw Kyaw  1 , Mustapha Abubakar  1 , Kalyan Mansukhbhai Shekhda  1 , Ramy Tageldeen  1 , Waleed Afifi  1 , Fatima Muhammad Halliru  1 , Yakub Wahab Ibrahim  1
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Man with Acute Abdomen

Naychi Kyaw Kyaw et al. Oman Med J. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT of the abdomen and pelvis showing collections of air in the small and large intestines.
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Figure 3
CT with intravenous contrast of the abdomen and pelvis showing hepatic-portol-venous gas and air in the small and large intestines.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT of the abdomen and pelvis showing hepatic-portol-venous gas, and air in the small and large intestines.
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