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. 1996 May;65(1):84–86.

Idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum--avoiding laparotomy--a case report.

W D Clements 1, B R Gunna 1, J A Archbold 1, T G Parks 1
PMCID: PMC2448731  PMID: 8686108

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