TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pneumatosis Intestinalis A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Gas filled cysts in the wall of the intestine and mesentery• May be primary and idiopathic; an incidental finding; or secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infectious gastroenteritis, or connective tissue disorders• Fulminant pneumatosis is associated with bacterial infection and necrosis of the bowel wall. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58097956 ER -