title: Massive gastrointestinal pneumatosis in a patient with celiac disease and superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
abstract: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a radiological finding representing the presence of gas in the bowell, independently of the cause or location. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who was admitted presenting two-week history of intense vomiting. The patient was previously diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery syndrome and celiac disease. Plain x-ray and TC showed gastric and intestinal pneumatosis with important retropneumoperitoneum. Due to clinical stability the patient was managed conservatively, with a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, H.U. Doctor Peset, España.
authors.forename: Aleix
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Pérez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trullenque-Juan
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santarrufina-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armañanzas-Villena
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000150:complications*; D012188:Retropneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed