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Benign Pneumatosis Intestinalis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Background: Pneumatosis intestinalis is the presence of gas within the walls of the intestine on imaging and has variable clinical significance, ranging from an incidental finding to a harbinger of intra-abdominal catastrophe. There are multiple mechanisms by which this radiographic finding develops, including bacterial gas production, increased intraluminal pressure within the gastrointestinal tract, mechanical disruption of the gut mucosa, and tracking of pulmonary gas along the mesenteric vasculature.
Case presentation: We present the case of a 61-year-old male veteran who had sustained a remote anoxic brain injury resulting in chronic dependence on a gastrostomy tube for enteral nutrition, found incidentally to have pneumatosis intestinalis without signs of intra-abdominal catastrophe.
Conclusions: Appropriate interpretation of this finding can lead to life-saving interventions and avoid unnecessary surgical procedures.