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Postmortem CT, axial view, revealing pneumatosis intestinalis along the small bowel and right colon along with free air and unclear fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
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A request for autopsy was declined by the patient's family, but a postmortem CT scan one hour after death revealed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis of the entire small bowel, right colon and sigmoid, gas in the portal system, and blood vessels, with free air and unclear fluid in the peritoneal cavity (Figures 1 and 2).
Postmortem CT, coronal view, pneumatosis intestinalis along the small bowel, right colon, and sigmoid, with gas in the portal system and blood vessels, with a large amount of unclear fluid around the liver and in the right paracolic gutter.
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A request for autopsy was declined by the patient's family, but a postmortem CT scan one hour after death revealed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis of the entire small bowel, right colon and sigmoid, gas in the portal system, and blood vessels, with free air and unclear fluid in the peritoneal cavity (Figures 1 and 2).