Difference between revisions of "Pneumatosis intestinalis"

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==Microscope==
==Microscope==
Features:
Features:
*+/-Large submucosal pseudocysts.
*+/-Large submucosal pseudocysts - see ''[[pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]]''.
*+/-Vacuolation of the mucosa - fat-like spaces 30-250 micrometres in diameter.<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>
*+/-Vacuolation of the mucosa - fat-like spaces 30-250 micrometres in diameter.<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>



Revision as of 20:36, 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:

Image:

See also

References