Pneumatosis intestinalis a trap for the unwary: Case series and literature review.

Introduction: Pneumatosis Intestinalis (PI) can present with a broad range of presentations from chronic and non-specific to acute and life threatening. It is paradoxically one of the few conditions where a pneumoperitoneum found in the diagnostic workup is not necessarily an indication for laparotomy.

Presentation Of Cases: The first case is of a 75 year old gentlemen who attended the emergency department after several weeks of worsening abdominal pain and weight loss.