Pneumatosis intestinalis of the small intestine of infants is nearly always secondary to a serious underlying disease of the gastrointestinal tract. In the premature infant, it is usually associated with an underlying necrotizing enterocolitis. Small intestinal involvement, in the adult, is associated ...
The presence of air or gas in abnormal situations in the body. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster'...
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is characterized by multiple gas cysts in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. Primary pneumatosis intestinalis is extremely rare. In the more frequent secondary forms small intestine and the right side of the colon are mainly affected, and the underlying pathology ...
Among the unanticipated and apparently specific complications of this operation that have been discovered recently is that of pneumatosis intestinalis in the bypassed intestine. Two cases have been reported by Passaro et al1 and one by Martyak and Curtis.2 All three cases were characterized by ...
Pneumatosis intestinalis is an uncommon condition characterised by the presence of gas-filled cysts in the walls of the intestine. Of 213 cases reviewed by Koss (1952), the small bowel was affected in 63 per cent and the large bowel in 2... Gompels,M B. - 《British Journal of Radiology...
Pneumatosis cystoides is a rare gastrointestinal condition characterised by the presence of gas in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, predominantly the small and large intestine. This phenomenon occurs in three forms: 1) primary pne... J Cyrany,M Kopacova,S Rejchrt,... - 《Acta Pathologic...
Using a lung window setting, there were clusters of small gas-filled cysts within the wall of a redundant sigmoid colon (Fig. 2). There were no radiological features of intestinal ischemia or infarction. The patient was otherwise in good health and did not have any other coexisting medical ...
Cystic pneumatosis of the small intestineantiproton detectionscintillating fibersNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1002/bjs.1800135118S. H. PughTravancore, S. IndiaJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdBritish Journal of Surgery
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis complicating carcinoma of the small intestine. Am J Surg 182: 287-288, 2001.Seto T, Koide N, Taniuchi N, Yamada T, Hamaguchi M, Goto S: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis complicating carcinoma of the small intestine. Am J Surg 2001, 182: 287–288. 10.1016...
however it is most commonly reported in the small intestine.Despite multiple case reports in literature,its pathogenesis still remains unclear.Pneumatosis may be idiopathic or associated with a variety of disorders namely peptic ulcer disease,jejunoileal bypass,intestinal obstruction and non-...