Symptomatic pneumatosis intestinalis (including portal venous gas) after laparoscopic total colectomy

Figure 1 Radiology of case one. (A) Preoperative plain film of abdomen showing no pneumatosis intestinalis in comparison to (B) postoperative computerized tomogram showing extensive intramural gas and (C) portal venous gas.

Figure 2 Radiology of case two. (A) and (B) comparative pre and postoperative plain radiology showing new and extensive intramural gas in the latter; C and D: Axial computerized tomograms taken on the 8^th postoperative day showing marked pneumatosis intestinalis.