TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumatosis intestinalis in cystic fibrosis
AU - Hernanz-Schulman, M.
AU - Kirkpatrick, J.
AU - Shwachman, H.
AU - Herman, T.
AU - Schulman, G.
AU - Vawter, G. F.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiographic findings in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), who were identified among 441 patients with cystic fibrosis. Since 1944, the age at onset and the incidence of PI have increased. Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, or pulmonary interstitial emphysema was found in 95% of patients with PI compared with 62% of patients without PI. The type, distribution, and severity of PI often changed with time. PI is correlated with the development of obstructive pulmonary disease, which facilitates air dissection into interstitial spaces. Dissection of air is often clinically silent and tends to be self-perpetuating.
AB - We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiographic findings in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), who were identified among 441 patients with cystic fibrosis. Since 1944, the age at onset and the incidence of PI have increased. Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, or pulmonary interstitial emphysema was found in 95% of patients with PI compared with 62% of patients without PI. The type, distribution, and severity of PI often changed with time. PI is correlated with the development of obstructive pulmonary disease, which facilitates air dissection into interstitial spaces. Dissection of air is often clinically silent and tends to be self-perpetuating.
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U2 - 10.1148/radiology.160.2.3726132
DO - 10.1148/radiology.160.2.3726132
M3 - Article
C2 - 3726132
AN - SCOPUS:0022499504
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 160
SP - 497
EP - 499
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
IS - 2
ER -