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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

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