title: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) following severe traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of pneumatosis intestinalis complicated with sorbitol containing medicines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical course and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Large amount of sorbital may cause a reversible gastrointestinal complication, pneumatosis intestinalis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the assessment of enteral abnormalities, all components of medications, active and 'inactive', must be evaluated as possible aetiological factors of pneumatosis intestinalis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4388, USA. kim@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wechsler
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents; D013012:Sorbitol