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CT imaging reveals gross mesenteric air.
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The scan was grossly abnormal (Fig. 1) and difficult to interpret.
Small bowel mesentery showing extensive gas infiltration.
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A diagnostic laparoscopy showed that the small bowel itself was normal but there was extensive gas within the mesentery (Fig. 2, Fig. 3), caused by a band adhesion which had eroded into the peritoneal layer of the small bowel mesentery (Fig. 4).
Band adhesion visible.
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A diagnostic laparoscopy showed that the small bowel itself was normal but there was extensive gas within the mesentery (Fig. 2, Fig. 3), caused by a band adhesion which had eroded into the peritoneal layer of the small bowel mesentery (Fig. 4).