Pneumoperitoneum not created equally.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg

From the Department of GI, Trauma and Endocrine Surgery (C.G.V.), Department of Colorectal Surgery (J.B.V., E.B.), University of Colorado (R.N., H.B.M.), Denver, Colorado.

Published: August 2019

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