title: [Pneumatosis coli complicated with necrosis and perforation wall of sigmoid colon and diffuse peritonitis].
abstract: Pneumatosis coli it is usually benign disease, etiology is still obscure. It can be asymptomatic. Surgery is indicated if are potential complications. Pneumatosis coli characterized by multiple gas-filled cysts present in the submucosa and subserosa. The size of cysta varies between 0.5 and 3 cm. Cysts can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, but most common are in the small bowel. They occur more frequently in the left than in the right colon. We show a rare case of pneumatosis coli which was compicated of necrosis sigmoid, perforation and diffuse peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych Zespołu Publicznych Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej w Miliczu. azimoch1@wp.pl
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zimoch
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*