Author/Authors :
Behnoush, Behnam Department of Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Bazmi, Shabnam Department of Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Mohammadi, Firozeh Department of Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Bazmi, Elham Department of Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Dorvashi, Gholam Ali Department of Forensic Medicine - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
This is a case of a patient with bowel obstruction , imaging studies were suggestive for pneumatosis
intestinalis. Clinically diagnosed as adhesion band and pnematosis intestinalis. She underwent laparatomy,
enterolysis, obstructionolysis and enterorrhaphy. The patient developed respiratory distress and expired after
2 days. At autopsy we found gray-brown discoloration in the wall of some part of small bowel and flattening
of mucus membrane. Grossly multiple gas-filled cysts were seen at the serosal surface. Microscopic evaluation
of small intestine wall showed multiple cysts located in submucosal and serosal layers.
