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Differential diagnosis. necrotizing enterocolitis. Pneumatosis intestinalis (also called intestinal pneumatosis, pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, pneumatosis coli, or intramural bowel gas) is pneumatosis of an intestine, that is, gas cysts in the bowel wall. [1] [2] As a radiological sign it is highly suggestive for necrotizing enterocolitis.
A fecal impaction or an impacted bowel is a solid, immobile bulk of feces that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation [ 1] (a related term is fecal loading which refers to a large volume of stool in the rectum of any consistency). [ 2] Fecal impaction is a common result of neurogenic bowel dysfunction and causes immense ...
2–30% [ 7] Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. [ 2] The stool is often hard and dry. [ 4] Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. [ 3]
Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) is the inability to control defecation due to a deterioration of or injury to the nervous system, resulting in faecal incontinence or constipation. [1] It is common in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS) or spina bifida. [2]
Pneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity.The most common cause is a perforated abdominal organ, generally from a perforated peptic ulcer, although any part of the bowel may perforate from a benign ulcer, tumor or abdominal trauma.
a variety of causes; most commonly due to buildup of gas in the stomach, small intestine, or colon. Abdominal distension occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its expansion. [ 1] It is typically a symptom of an underlying disease or dysfunction in the body, rather than an illness in its own right.
Functional constipation, also known as chronic idiopathic constipation ( CIC ), is defined by less than three bowel movements per week, hard stools, severe straining, the sensation of anorectal blockage, the feeling of incomplete evacuation, and the need for manual maneuvers during feces, without organic abnormalities.
Gastric outlet obstruction ( GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus, which is the outlet of the stomach. Individuals with gastric outlet obstruction will often have recurrent vomiting of food that has accumulated in the stomach, but which cannot pass into the small intestine due to the obstruction.