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SUBMITTER: Pouli S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7035412 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pouli Styliani S Kozana Androniki A Papakitsou Ioanna I Daskalogiannaki Maria M Raissaki Maria M
Insights into imaging 20200221 1
Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) perforation is a common medical emergency associated with considerable mortality, ranging from 30 to 50%. Clinical presentation varies: oesophageal perforations can present with acute chest pain, odynophagia and vomiting, gastroduodenal perforations with acute severe abdominal pain, while colonic perforations tend to follow a slower progression course with secondary bacterial peritonitis or localised abscesses. A subset of patients may present with delayed symptoms, ...[more]