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Pneumatosis intestinalis

Pneumatosis intestinalis
Panel A is a magnified image of a single fold in the colon demonstrating air within the wall of the colon, which appears as a thin linear lucency on this plain film (arrow). Panel B is a plain film from a 68-year-old male with ischemic bowel, demonstrating numerous linear collections of air within the bowel wall.
Courtesy of Jonathan B Kruskal, MD, PhD.
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