title: [Pneumatosis intestinalis: a rare and difficult problem].
abstract: We present a case of a 74-year-old-woman who developed 3 episodes of intestinal pneumatosis, 2 times complicated by pneumoperitoneum, with consequent lethal outcome after 4 months. Intestinal pneumatosis, according to the literature, is a difficult and rare problem, associated with a large number of current diseases, can be complicated by pneumoperitoneum, mostly without clear etiology, whose treatment remains empirical (antibiotics, O2-therapy), not excluded laparotomy, if the clinical situation requires it.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie, Hôpital San Giovanni, Bellinzona.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bogen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedrinis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole
vernacular_title: La pneumatose intestinale: un problème rare et difficile.