Pneumatosis intestinalis

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Pneumatosis intestinalis is presence of air in the wall of the intestine.

General

  • Bad prognosis - esp. if diffuse.

Gross

  • Small bubbles in the intestinal wall.

Image:

Microscope

Features:

  • +/-Large submucosal pseudocysts.
  • +/-Vacuolation of the mucosa/fat-like spaces 30-250 micrometres in diameter.[2]

Image:

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/349/full.html. Accessed on: 3 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Alper M, Akcan Y, Belenli OK, Cukur S, Aksoy KA, Suna M (December 2003). "Gastric pseudolipomatosis, usual or unusual? Re-evaluation of 909 endoscopic gastric biopsies". World J Gastroenterol 9 (12): 2846–8. doi:10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2846. PMC 4612068. PMID 14669349. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612068/.
  3. ↑ Takami, Y.; Koh, T.; Nishio, M.; Nakagawa, N. (2011). "Pneumatosis intestinalis leading to perioperative hypovolemic shock: Case report.". World J Emerg Surg 6: 15. doi:10.1186/1749-7922-6-15. PMC PMC3108289. PMID 21548980. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMCPMC3108289/.
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