1Department of Gastroenterology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tóm tắt
Pneumatosis intestinalis has been described in association with many gastrointestinal tract disorders including infection, ischemia and obstruction. It has also been described in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, connective tissue disorders, organ transplantation, leukemia and various states of immunodeficiency. In the present paper, the case of a 66-year-old woman with chronic bronchiectasis who subsequently developed pneumatosis intestinalis is described.
