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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Pneumoperitoneum
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Neumoperitoneo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pneumoperitônio
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Tree Number:
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C06.844.670
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Definition English:
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A condition with trapped gas or air in the PERITONEAL CAVITY, usually secondary to perforation of the internal organs such as the LUNG and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, or to recent surgery. Pneumoperitoneum may be purposely introduced to aid radiological examination. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL, a technique; RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM is also available
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11457
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Unique Identifier:
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D011027
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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