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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Causes can be categorized into benign and life-threatening causes. | |||
*Benign | |||
** Pulmonary: [[Asthma]], [[Bronchitis]], [[Emphysema]], [[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
** Systemic disease: [[Scleroderma]], [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | |||
** Intestinal causes: [[Enteritis]], [[Peptic ulcers]], [[Bowel obstruction]], [[Adynamic ileus]], [[Inflammatory bowel disease]], [[Diverticulitis]] | |||
** Iatrogenic: Postsurgical anastomosis, [[Endoscopy]] | |||
** Medications: [[Corticosteroid]]s, [[Chemotherapeutic agent]]s, [[Lactulose]] | |||
** Organ transplantation | |||
** Primary pneumatosis: Idiopathic, Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis | |||
*Life-threatening | |||
** [[Ischemic bowel | Intestinal ischemia]] | |||
** Mesenteric vascular disease | |||
** [[Intestinal obstruction]] (especially strangulation) | |||
** [[Colitis]] | |||
** Ingestion of corrosive agents | |||
** [[Toxic megacolon]] | |||
** Trauma | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Causes
Causes can be categorized into benign and life-threatening causes.
- Benign
- Pulmonary: Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema, Cystic fibrosis
- Systemic disease: Scleroderma, Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Intestinal causes: Enteritis, Peptic ulcers, Bowel obstruction, Adynamic ileus, Inflammatory bowel disease, Diverticulitis
- Iatrogenic: Postsurgical anastomosis, Endoscopy
- Medications: Corticosteroids, Chemotherapeutic agents, Lactulose
- Organ transplantation
- Primary pneumatosis: Idiopathic, Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
- Life-threatening
- Intestinal ischemia
- Mesenteric vascular disease
- Intestinal obstruction (especially strangulation)
- Colitis
- Ingestion of corrosive agents
- Toxic megacolon
- Trauma