Pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare disease by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall, which eventually could burst and release the gas into de abdominal cavity that can simulate and acute abdomen event. The etiology is not well known but it is attributable to rheumatologic diseases. To correctly manage the patients affected with this pathology is important to differentiate the candidates to conservatively versus surgical management.
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