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Does Pneumomediastinum and Pneumoretroperitoneum Always Necessitate Surgical Treatment?

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sachit Anand, Ravi Patcharu, Devendra Kumar Yadav & Shilpa Sharma

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Devasenathipathy Kandasamy

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Anand, S., Patcharu, R., Yadav, D.K. et al. Does Pneumomediastinum and Pneumoretroperitoneum Always Necessitate Surgical Treatment?. Indian J Pediatr 85, 688–689 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2578-8

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