Pneumatosis Coli Formation via Counterperfusion Supersaturation in a Patient with Severe Diarrhea

We present the case of an elderly male patient with known multiple myeloma who was hospitalized with profuse watery diarrhea and abdominal pain after a course of induction chemotherapy. Intestinal intramural gas was found on imaging and the diagnosis of pneumatosis intestinalis was confirmed by colo...

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Main Authors: Eric Vecchio, Sehrish Jamot, Jason Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6931747