Megacólon chagásico associado a pneumatose cística difusa do delgado e úlcera péptica duodenal / Chagasic megacolon associated to small bowel diffuse pneumatosis and duodenal peptic ulcer

ABSTRACT

Diffuse intestinal pneumatosis appears as gaseous cysts in the intestinal wall in the submucosal layer or, more frequently, sub-serous layer. It affects more the jejunum than the ileum, can be diffuse and may extend into the colon. It's diagnosis is established during a small bowel transit examination, necropsy examination or during surgical exploration of the peritoneal cavity.