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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-ca0f8edeff194a78863f761cd89c2dfa2025-08-19T21:01:53ZengOxford University PressJournal of Surgical Case Reports2042-88122010-05-0133Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findingsLight DRobinson AHennessy CPneumatosis 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.http://jscr.co.uk/2010/05/upper-gi-surgery/pneumatosis-intestinalis-of-the-small-bowel-radiological-and-intra-operative-findings/pneumatosis intestinalisabdominal painsurgerysmall bowel |
| spellingShingle | Light D Robinson A Hennessy C Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings pneumatosis intestinalis abdominal pain surgery small bowel |
| title | Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings |
| title_full | Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings |
| title_fullStr | Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings |
| title_short | Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Bowel; Radiological and Intra-operative findings |
| title_sort | pneumatosis intestinalis of the small bowel radiological and intra operative findings |
| topic | pneumatosis intestinalis abdominal pain surgery small bowel |
| url | http://jscr.co.uk/2010/05/upper-gi-surgery/pneumatosis-intestinalis-of-the-small-bowel-radiological-and-intra-operative-findings/ |
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