Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum in patients with acute abdominal pain: a pilot study

Background Pneumoperitoneum is a rare cause of abdominal pain characterized by a high mortality. Ultrasonography (US) can detect free intraperitoneal air; however, its accuracy remains unclear. The aims of this pilot study were to define the diagnostic performance and the reliability of abdominal US...

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Published in:	Critical ultrasound journal Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors:	Nazerian, Peiman, Tozzetti, Camilla, Vanni, Simone, Bartolucci, Maurizio, Gualtieri, Simona, Trausi, Federica, Vittorini, Marco, Catini, Elisabetta, Cibinel, Gian Alfonso, Grifoni, Stefano
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Milan Springer Milan 01-12-2015 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Critical Care Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine Imaging Intensive Interventional Radiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Original Article Radiology Ultrasound Abdominal pain Hollow organ perforation diagnosis Abdominal radiography Pneumoperitoneum diagnosis Abdominal ultrasound
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