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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: lung window setting on CT.

Yosuke KunishiMitsuyasu OtaYoshio KatoShin Maeda
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare and often presents nonspecific symptoms. In this case, CT imaging revealed air collection within the wall of the ileum, which was more clearly defined using the lung window setting. When we consider pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, we should evaluate CT using the lung window setting.
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