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Pneumoperitoneum in association with pulmonry airleak syndrome is rarely encountered in spite of
the rather frequent occurence of the pulmonary airleak syndrome in the neonates and the premature
babies under ventilator therapy. In most cases of pneiimoperitoneum, the major cause is gastrointes-
tinal perforation which evidently requires emergency surgery. Nevertheless, no such aggressive
procedure as explolaparotomy is needed in case of pneumoperitoneum secondary to... |
