AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Dec 1995
Pneumatosis intestinalis in adults with AIDS: clinical significance and imaging findings.
The significance of pneumatosis intestinalis in adults with AIDS is unknown. Adults with AIDS are predisposed to pneumatosis intestinalis. The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical significance and to characterize the imaging appearance of this finding in patients with AIDS. ⋯ Pneumatosis intestinalis is a late-stage phenomenon in adult patients with AIDS that characteristically involves the cecum or right colon. Pneumatosis in patients with AIDS may be an indolent abnormality and does not necessarily constitute a surgical emergency or a sign of impending bowel necrosis.