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Pneumatosis of the Intestine
KEY FACTS
Terminology
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Pneumatosis is descriptive sign, not disease or diagnosis
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Cystic or linear collections of gas in subserosal or submucosal layers of GI tract wall
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Pneumatosis intestinalis: Most common form of intramural gas, found in small bowel more often than colon
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Pneumatosis coli: Rounded collections of gas in distal colonic wall, usually asymptomatic finding
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