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The radiographic evidence of free air in the abdomen is usually associated with gastrointestinal perforations which represent a surgical emergency. However, pneumoperitoneum may also develop in a variety of benign conditions and following diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. This article provides a comprehensive list of nonsurgical causes of pneumoperitoneum.
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Miller, R.E., Becker, G.J. & Slabaugh, R.D. Nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum. Gastrointest Radiol 6, 73–74 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890224
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