Occult child abuse presenting as pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas - a case report
Abstract Background Pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas are usually caused by necrotizing enterocolitis; however they can occur secondary to abusive abdominal trauma with bone fractures and bruising. It is difficult to recognize initially if there is no bruising on the skin or bo...
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Main Authors: | En-Pei Lee (Author), Jainn-Jim Lin (Author), Shao-Hsuan Hsia (Author), Oi-Wa Chan (Author), Han-Ping Wu (Author) |
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2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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