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Abdominal X-ray demonstrating extensive pneumatosis intestinalis in the right and transverse colon and greater omentum (yellow arrows). End colostomy stoma bag is seen in the left lower quadrant.
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Abdominal X-ray showed extensive PI in the right and transverse colon and greater omentum (Figure 1).
Coronal computer tomography images demonstrating extensive pneumatosis intestinalis in the right and transverse colon and greater omentum. (a) Abdominal window view of the right colon. (b) Lung window view of the right colon. (c) Abdominal window view of the transverse colon and greater omentum. (d) Lung window view of the transverse colon and greater omentum.
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Subsequent computer tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen confirmed this finding and did not show another pathology (Figure 2).
Coronal computer tomography image demonstrating complete resolution of the pneumatosis intestinalis one month following scan in Figure 2.
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Follow-up CT scan one month later showed complete resolution of the PI (Figure 3).