Intestinal pneumatosis--a complication of the jejunoileal bypass procedure.
Six cases of intestinal pneumatosis following the jejunoileal bypass procedure are reported. Although the radiographic pattern of the pneumatosis intestinalis suggested severe disease, such as bowel infarction or necrotizing enterocolitis, all cases followed a benign course.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography