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Abstract
Needle catheter jejunostomy is a technique to allow enteral feeding after upper abdominal surgery. An unusual postoperative complication is pneumatosis intestinalis which can be life-threatening. A case of a 76-year-old man with pneumatosis intestinalis due to needle catheter jejunostomy, in whom diagnosis was made by CT-scan, is described. Needle catheter jejunostomy complicated by pneumatosis intestinalis needs attention and careful treatment. Removal of the catheter seems necessary, although controversy remains.
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A. M. Wolthuis
A. M. Wolthuis A.Z. imelda imeldalaan 9 B-2820 Bonheiden, Belgium Tel.: +32 15 50 61 95 E-mail: [email protected]