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The authors present 2 cases of intestinal perforation which were not associated with free intraperitoneal air detectable on abdominal radiographs. Computed tomography demonstrated evidence of intraperitoneal leakage of orally administered contrast material and thereby provided the correct diagnosis.
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Phatak, M.G., Frank, S.J. & Ellis, J.J. Computed tomography of bowel perforation. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 133–135 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887819
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