Fatal emphysematous hepatitis with spontaneous pneumoperitoneum.

Liver Int

AP-HP, Hôpital Tenon, Service de Médecine intensive Réanimation, DMU APPROCHES, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France.

Published: May 2020

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