Abstract
A case of interstitial emphysema involving the mesentery and serosa of the sigmoid colon after volvulus reduced by colonoscopy is presented. The case is reported as a form of pneumatosis intestinalis although it does not conform to the classical clinicopathologic picture of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. The infrequent occurrence of this condition in association with volvulus and/or colonoscopy is discussed.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Colon / diagnostic imaging
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Colon, Sigmoid / diagnostic imaging
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Endoscopy* / adverse effects
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Humans
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Intestinal Obstruction / complications*
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Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
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Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
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Male
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / complications*
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / etiology
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Pneumoperitoneum / complications
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Pneumoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
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Radiography