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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:239
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum after pleuroperitoneal shunt

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, 3010 Berne, Switzerland

Received 18 June 2002; received in revised form 22 October 2002; accepted 30 October 2002.

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e-mail: ralph.schmid@insel.ch

Key Words: Pneumoperitoneum • Pleuroperitoneal shunt

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