Benign pneumatosis intestinalis: Dilemma for primary care clinicians

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. 2017 Oct;63(10):766-768.

Benign pneumatosis intestinalis: Dilemma for primary care clinicians

Gunit Kang¹

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Benign pneumatosis intestinalis: Dilemma for primary care clinicians

Gunit Kang. Can Fam Physician. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;63(10):766-768.

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Gunit Kang¹

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¹ Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. kang.gunit23@gmail.com.

PMID: 29025802
PMCID: PMC5638473

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**Cross-sectional view of computed tomography angiography of the chest showing free subdiaphragmatic air**

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**Coronal view of computed tomography angiography of the chest showing extraintestinal air bilaterally below the diaphragm**

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[1] Ho LM, Paulson EK, Thompson WM. Pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult: benign to life-threatening causes. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;188(6):1604–13. - PubMed

[2] Ho LM, Paulson EK, Thompson WM. Pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult: benign to life-threatening causes. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;188(6):1604–13. - PubMed

[3] Morris MS, Gee AC, Cho SD, Limbaugh K, Underwood S, Ham B, et al. Management and outcome of pneumatosis intestinalis. Am J Surg. 2008;195(5):679–82. - PubMed

[4] Morris MS, Gee AC, Cho SD, Limbaugh K, Underwood S, Ham B, et al. Management and outcome of pneumatosis intestinalis. Am J Surg. 2008;195(5):679–82. - PubMed

[5] Cordum NR, Dixon A, Campbell DR. Gastroduodenal pneumatosis: endoscopic and histological findings. Am J Gastroenterol. 1997;92(4):692–5. - PubMed

[6] Cordum NR, Dixon A, Campbell DR. Gastroduodenal pneumatosis: endoscopic and histological findings. Am J Gastroenterol. 1997;92(4):692–5. - PubMed

[7] Saul T, Palamidessi N. Pneumatosis intestinalis. J Emerg Med. 2011;40(5):545–6. Epub 2009 Mar 9. - PubMed

[8] Saul T, Palamidessi N. Pneumatosis intestinalis. J Emerg Med. 2011;40(5):545–6. Epub 2009 Mar 9. - PubMed

[9] Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Golding J, Grimes JA, editors. The 5-minute clinical consult standard. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2015. Pneumatosis intestinalis. Available from: http://5minuteconsult.com/collectioncontent/1-151977/diseases-and-condit.... Accessed 2017 Aug 14.

[10] Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Golding J, Grimes JA, editors. The 5-minute clinical consult standard. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2015. Pneumatosis intestinalis. Available from: http://5minuteconsult.com/collectioncontent/1-151977/diseases-and-condit.... Accessed 2017 Aug 14.

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