Presentation
Premature baby. Unwell.
Patient Data
Age: 31 weeks gestation - premature birth
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Extensive pneumatosis intestinalis.
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Close up demonstrates intraluminal gas (yellow *) with prominent intramural gas (blue arrows).
Case Discussion
Typical, albeit marked, changes of necrotizing enterocolitis with very extensive gas outlining most of the bowel.