ArticleBJR case reports2017
Pneumatosis intestinalis in oncologic patients: when should the radiologist not be afraid?
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pneumatosis intestinalis revisited: associated imaging findings, clinical correlation, management, risk stratification and future perspectives.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- Critical Intestinal Perforations in Pediatric Immunocompromised Patients: A Case-Based Review.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
- Potential Indicators of Intestinal Necrosis in Portal Venous Gas: A Case Report of an 82-Year-Old Woman on Long-Term Hemodialysis with Ascites and Pneumatosis Coli.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Pneumatosis intestinalis in cancer patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Understanding CT imaging findings based on the underlying pathophysiology in patients with small bowel ischemia.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Pneumatosis intestinalis after systemic chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- [Incidental and "leave me alone" findings of the GI tract-part 2 : Intestinal wall and mesentery].Der Radiologe · 2022Article
- Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Colon and Greater Omentum following Small Bowel Resection.Case reports in surgery · 2022Article
- Two case reports of pneumatosis intestinalis in patients with cancer: is surgical management mandatory?Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Gas Bubbles: A Persistent Problem with Immunotherapy.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Oesophageal pneumatosis in a case of bowel ischaemia.BJR case reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a term used to describe the presence of submucosal and subserosal gas in the gastrointestinal tract. It can occur as a primary disease or, more commonly, secondary to various other causes ranging from benign conditions to fulminant diseases. We present four cases of benign PI in patients being treated for various types of cancer. They had no abdominal symptoms, the physical examination was normal and PI was an isolated incidental CT finding in the absence of other signs of bowel wall distress. A conservative non-surgical approach was advocated and follow-up imaging documented the resolution of PI. The radiologist should recognize this condition in order to help the oncologist to interpret its clinical significance and avoid unnecessary surgical procedures.
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