1Departments of Neurology and Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
2Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
3Research Institute for Congervence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Yangsan, Korea
4Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
Address for correspondence; Dae-Seong Kim Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 50612, Korea Tel: +82-55-360-2450 Fax: +82-55-360-2152 E-mail: dskim@pusan.ac.kr
Received 18 February 2015 Revised 24 July 2015 Accepted 26 July 2015
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Fig. 1.
Chest X-ray: There are markedly distended small bowel and large bowel (A). After endotracheal intubation, abdominal distension and respiratory discomfort resolved quickly (B).