Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis

Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis

Pneumatosis intestinalis has been described in association with many gastrointestinal tract disorders including infection, ischemia and obstruction. It has also been described in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, connective tissue disorders, organ transplantation, leukemia and var...

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Main Authors: Maya Doumit, Nav Saloojee, Richard Seppala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/595297
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spelling doaj-8e376a3449034c80b8f805922682f5c12020-11-24T21:04:21ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221084785010.1155/2008/595297Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic BronchiectasisMaya Doumit0Nav Saloojee1Richard Seppala2Department of Gastroenterology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPneumatosis intestinalis has been described in association with many gastrointestinal tract disorders including infection, ischemia and obstruction. It has also been described in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, connective tissue disorders, organ transplantation, leukemia and various states of immunodeficiency. In the present paper, the case of a 66-year-old woman with chronic bronchiectasis who subsequently developed pneumatosis intestinalis is described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/595297
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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Nav Saloojee
Richard Seppala
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title Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
title_short Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
title_full Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
title_fullStr Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
title_full_unstemmed Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis
title_sort pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with chronic bronchiectasis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2008-01-01
description Pneumatosis intestinalis has been described in association with many gastrointestinal tract disorders including infection, ischemia and obstruction. It has also been described in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, connective tissue disorders, organ transplantation, leukemia and various states of immunodeficiency. In the present paper, the case of a 66-year-old woman with chronic bronchiectasis who subsequently developed pneumatosis intestinalis is described.
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