Radiographic signs of gastrointestinal perforation in children: A pictorial review

Plain abdominal radiographs remain an important aid for clinicians in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation, especially in neonates and very sick children where clinical features of peritonitis may not be as prominent. Suggestive radiographic features are not always very obvious, especially...

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Main Author: Olugbenga T Awolaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2015;volume=12;issue=3;spage=161;epage=166;aulast=Awolaran