Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings

Pneumatosis Intestinalis is defined as the infiltration of gas into the bowel wall. It is a radiological and intra-operative finding of varying aetiology which varies from benign to life threatening conditions. We describe here a case of a 67 year old woman who presented with diffuse abdominal pain...

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Autores principales: Light, Duncan, Robinson, Amy, Hennessy, Colm
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Upper GI Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.3.3
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Sumario:Pneumatosis Intestinalis is defined as the infiltration of gas into the bowel wall. It is a radiological and intra-operative finding of varying aetiology which varies from benign to life threatening conditions. We describe here a case of a 67 year old woman who presented with diffuse abdominal pain and was found to have Pneumatosis Intestinalis.

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