Massive gastrointestinal pneumatosis in a patient with celiac disease and superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2015 Nov;107(11):709-10. doi: 10.17235/reed.2015.3858/2015.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Celiac Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Gastrointestinal
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / complications*
  • Retropneumoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
  • Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed