{"id":774,"date":"2017-02-08T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2017\/02\/08\/treyaud-2016\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:19:13","slug":"treyaud-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/treyaud-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>MDCT examinations of emergency patients were assessed in order to evaluate the clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and its influence on treatment and outcome. PI extension, distribution and possibly associated porto-mesenteric venous gas (PMVG) were correlated with other MDCT-findings, risk factors, clinical management amongst others.<\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nKey Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In emergency patients, PI may be caused by various disorders.<br \/>\n\u2022 Intestinal ischemia remains the most common cause of PI in acute situations.<br \/>\n\u2022 PI associated with decreased mural contrast-enhancement indicates acute intestinal ischemia.<br \/>\n\u2022 PI associated with PMVG should alert the radiologist to possible underlying ischemia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-016-4348-9\" target=\"_blank\">Clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis \u2013 correlation of MDCT-findings with treatment and outcome<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Marc-Olivier Treyaud, Rafael Duran, Marc Zins et al.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDCT examinations of emergency patients were assessed in order to evaluate the clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and its influence on treatment and outcome. PI extension, distribution and possibly associated porto-mesenteric venous gas (PMVG) were correlated with other MDCT-findings, risk factors, clinical management amongst others. 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