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'''Pneumatosis intestinalis''' is presence of air in the wall of the intestine. May be referred to as '''pseudolipomatosis''.<ref name=pmid14669349>{{cite journal |authors=Alper M, Akcan Y, Belenli OK, Cukur S, Aksoy KA, Suna M |title=Gastric pseudolipomatosis, usual or unusual? Re-evaluation of 909 endoscopic gastric biopsies |journal=World J Gastroenterol |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=2846–8 |date=December 2003 |pmid=14669349 |pmc=4612068 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2846 |url=}}</ref>
'''Pneumatosis intestinalis''' is presence of air in the wall of the intestine. May be referred to as '''pseudolipomatosis'''.<ref name=pmid14669349>{{cite journal |authors=Alper M, Akcan Y, Belenli OK, Cukur S, Aksoy KA, Suna M |title=Gastric pseudolipomatosis, usual or unusual? Re-evaluation of 909 endoscopic gastric biopsies |journal=World J Gastroenterol |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=2846–8 |date=December 2003 |pmid=14669349 |pmc=4612068 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2846 |url=}}</ref>


==General==
==General==

Revision as of 20:32, 27 November 2023

Pneumatosis intestinalis is presence of air in the wall of the intestine. May be referred to as pseudolipomatosis.[1]

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.[1]

Image:

See also

References