Not all small bowel pneumatosis is ischaemia: a case-based systematic review of non-ischaemic causes
Not all small bowel pneumatosis indicates ischaemia. Conservative management can be effective in carefully selected patients, guided by clinical status and serial imaging. Early recognition of non-ischaemic PI is crucial to avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
Authors
- M. Choudhry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-7115)
- Manikandan Kathirvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7006-6334)
- Jonathan Wilson
- Siji Olusola
- Salman Rana
- Vandana Panem
- C. Parmar
Institutions
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Whittington Health NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0011
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00