Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease

Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts are located in the bowel wall; it can represent a wide spectrum of diseases and a variety of underlying diagnoses. The present report describes the case of an 86-year-old man with symptomatic primary PI of small bowel tr...

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Main Authors: Daniela Berritto, Raffaello Crincoli, Francesca Iacobellis, Francesca Iasiello, Nunzia Luisa Pizza, Francesco Lassandro, Lanfranco Musto, Roberto Grassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/350312

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