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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2023; 15(4): 553-565
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.553
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.553
Table 1 Underlying pathological conditions
Pathological conditions | |
Trauma[21,64-67] | Blunt/penetrating abdominal trauma |
Surgical anastomosis or bypass | |
Mechanical[68] | Pyloric obstruction or stenosis |
Duodenal obstruction or stenosis | |
Bowel obstruction (volvulus, carcinoma, malrotation, intussusception) | |
Autoimmune[69-71] | Lupus enteritis |
Celiac sprue | |
Polymyositis | |
Dermatomyositis | |
Polyarteritis nodosa | |
Mixed connective tissue diseases | |
Graft versus host disease | |
Primary immunodeficiency | |
Malignancies[15] | Gastrointestinal cancer |
Leukemia | |
Lymphoma | |
Other malignancies | |
Inflammation[14,72] | Inflammatory bowel disease |
Appendicitis | |
Diverticulitis | |
Cholelithiasis | |
Sarcoidosis | |
Vascular conditions[73] | Ischemia or infarction |
Diabetes | |
Pulmonary disease[74,75] | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Cystic fibrosis | |
Asthma | |
Drugs[13,19,76-79] | Corticosteroids |
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy | |
Immunosuppression | |
Lactulose | |
Trichloroethylene | |
Sorbitol | |
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor | |
Practolol | |
Diagnostic/therapeutic procedures[80,81] | Endoscopy |
Enema/colon idrotherapy | |
Barium studies | |
Connective tissue disease/neurological[82,83] | Scleroderma |
Multiple sclerosis | |
Hirschsprung disease | |
Quadriplegia | |
Amyloidosis | |
Other conditions[17,84] | Hemodialysis |
Pseudo-obstruction | |
Whipple disease | |
Cytomegalovirus infection | |
COVID-19 infection |
- Citation: Tropeano G, Di Grezia M, Puccioni C, Bianchi V, Pepe G, Fico V, Altieri G, Brisinda G. The spectrum of pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult. A surgical dilemma. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(4): 553-565
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i4/553.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.553