The spectrum of pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult. A surgical dilemma

Figure 1 Intraoperative finding of diffuse ileal ischemia. (Personal observation).

Figure 2 Computed tomography-scan with evidence of cystoid or bubble-like pattern pneumatosis intestinalis, identified by the orange arrow. (Personal observation).

Figure 3 Computed tomography-scan documenting a linear pattern at the level of the colonic wall, identified by the orange arrow. (Personal observation).

Figure 4 Computed tomography-scan documenting circumferential pattern pneumatosis intestinalis, identified by the orange arrow. (Personal observation).

Figure 5 Computed tomography-scan documenting localized portal venous gas, identified by the orange arrow. (Personal observation).

Figure 6 Computed tomography-scan documenting diffuse portal venous gas, identified by the orange arrow. (Personal observation).

Figure 7 Intraoperative finding of transmural infarction with intestinal necrosis. (Personal observation).

Figure 8 Algorithm to guide clinical decisions in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis. CT: Computed tomography.