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Case Report

Pneumatosis of the esophagus and intestines with portal venous air: a rare presentation

Mustafa Noor MuhammadInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Maryam SadoughInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
,
Robert KingDepartment of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
&
Gurkeerat SinghInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
Pages 255-257 | Received 12 Apr 2017, Accepted 11 Jul 2017, Published online: 19 Sep 2017

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