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Pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pericarditis and mediastinal abscess secondary to diverticulitis of the sigmoid

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, location Amstelwijck, PO Box 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    J. A. H. van Oers & H. H. Ponssen

  2. Department of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, location Amstelwijck, PO Box 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    W. L. E. M. Hesp

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van Oers, J.A.H., Ponssen, H.H. & Hesp, W.L.E.M. Pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pericarditis and mediastinal abscess secondary to diverticulitis of the sigmoid. Intensive Care Med 26, 1867–1868 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000711

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