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.
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois 60201, USA.
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*