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Pneumatosis intestinalis and pneumoperitoneum due to a solitary sigmoid diverticulum.

Abstract
A man aged 75 developed abdominal pain during treatment with steroids for periarteritis nodosa. Laparotomy disclosed air in the peritoneum, and a section of the sigmoid colon contained numerous airfilled cysts and the mesocolon was emphysematic. A solitary diverticulum communicated with a fistula extending into the mesocolon. Neither inflammation, nor other diverticula were seen at the histological examination.
AuthorsA Jørgensen, P Wille-Jørgensen
JournalActa chirurgica Scandinavica (Acta Chir Scand) Vol. 148 Issue 7 Pg. 625-6 ( 1982) ISSN: 0001-5482 [Print] Sweden
PMID7168295 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Diverticulum, Colon (complications, surgery)
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula (complications, surgery)
  • Male
  • Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis (etiology, surgery)
  • Pneumoperitoneum (etiology, surgery)

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