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CASE REPORT: Spontaneously Significant Pneumoretroperitoneum Misinterpreted as Herniated Intervertebral Disc: An Unusual Presentation of Perforation of Ascending Colon Cancer

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Ho, YP., Su, MY., Tsai, WS. et al. CASE REPORT: Spontaneously Significant Pneumoretroperitoneum Misinterpreted as Herniated Intervertebral Disc: An Unusual Presentation of Perforation of Ascending Colon Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 49, 1499–1503 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000042255.45807.b7

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