Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication

Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication

We present a case of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) of the colon in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease that was treated with medical management rather than emergent surgery. While the reflex response to extraluminal air in the abdomen is abdominal exploration, consideration of the clinical co...

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Main Authors: Haijing Zhang, Stephanie L. Jun, Todd V. Brennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/719713
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spelling doaj-c04069129eef471ea3fefa1cb7cc4f822020-11-24T22:18:48ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/719713719713Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical IndicationHaijing Zhang0Stephanie L. Jun1Todd V. Brennan2Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USADepartment of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94122, USADepartment of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USAWe present a case of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) of the colon in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease that was treated with medical management rather than emergent surgery. While the reflex response to extraluminal air in the abdomen is abdominal exploration, consideration of the clinical context in which PI is discovered and an understanding of a complete differential diagnosis of the sources of PI is critical to avoiding unnecessary surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/719713
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication
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title Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication
title_short Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication
title_full Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication
title_fullStr Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Not Always a Surgical Indication
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description We present a case of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) of the colon in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease that was treated with medical management rather than emergent surgery. While the reflex response to extraluminal air in the abdomen is abdominal exploration, consideration of the clinical context in which PI is discovered and an understanding of a complete differential diagnosis of the sources of PI is critical to avoiding unnecessary surgery.
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