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Cervical emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and retropneumoperitoneum following sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy

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    G. El Shallaly

  2. Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, UK

    S. Raimes

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El Shallaly, G., Raimes, S. Cervical emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and retropneumoperitoneum following sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy. Int J Colorectal Dis 20, 547–548 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0682-5

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