title: Needle catheter jejunostomy complicated by pneumatosis intestinalis: a case report.
abstract: Needle catheter jejunostomy is a technique to allow enteral feeding after upper abdominal surgery. An unusual postoperative complication is pneumatosis intestinalis which can be life-threatening. A case of a 76-year-old man with pneumatosis intestinalis due to needle catheter jejunostomy, in whom diagnosis was made by CT-scan, is described. Needle catheter jejunostomy complicated by pneumatosis intestinalis needs attention and careful treatment. Removal of the catheter seems necessary, although controversy remains.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Traumatology, A.Z. Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium. amwolthuis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wolthuis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vanrijkel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aelvoet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Weer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed