Benign pneumatosis intestinalis coli after blunt trauma to the abdomen in a child.
This report describes a 2 1/2-year-old boy who sustained blunt abdominal trauma and had pneumatosis intestinalis in the right colon. The child was successfully managed by observation. The pneumatosis resolved spontaneously.
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Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois 60201, USA.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*