"We observed the presence of portal venous gas associated with intestinal pneumatosis in 25.5% of cases. In patients having both IP and PVG intestinal infarction was observed in 69.2% of cases."
Intestinal Pneumatosis in adults: diagnostic and prognostic value
Lassandro F et al.
Emerg Radiol (2010) 17:361-365
"We have retrospectively evaluated 102 patients correlating the CT finding of gastrointestinal parietal gas with clinical data and outcome. Fifty three patients (52%) had surgical evidence of intestinal infarction."
Intestinal Pneumatosis in adults: diagnostic and prognostic value
Lassandro F et al.
Emerg Radiol (2010) 17:361-365
" In our study intestinal pneumatosis has been observed in a broad range of lesions with very different prognosis, the most frequent of which was intestinal infarction. When associated with portal venous gas, there was a much higher prevalence of intestinal infarct, and the prognosis was definitely worse."
Intestinal Pneumatosis in adults: diagnostic and prognostic value
Lassandro F et al.
Emerg Radiol (2010) 17:361-365
- Pneumatosis Intestinalis: Causes
- Ischemic bowel
- Intestinal obstruction
- Cancer
- Volvulus
- Ulcer
- Hernia
- Trauma
- Crohns disease
- Acute gastric dilatation
- Organ transplantation
- s/p ERCP
- Barium enema
- s/p Organ transplant
- AIDS
- Leukemia
- Collagen vascular disease
- Diverticulitis
- Iatrogenic causes (i.e. colon biopsy)