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pneumoperitoneum in kids

premature infant:
- NEC ==> perforation
- air-block ==> dissection of air from mediastinum
full-term infant:
- idiopathic gastric perforation
older kids:
- perforated peptic ulcer
- rupture of Meckel diver
- diseased bowel

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013