Pneumatosis intestinalis in the pediatric oncology population: An 11-year retrospective review at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is characterized by the presence of intramural gas in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The overall aim of this study was to review risk factors and outcome of pediatric oncology patients at our institution who developed PI.

Procedure

Patients diagnosed with PI between 2007 and 2018 were identified from ICD-10 coding of radiology reports at Memorial Sloan Kettering Kids, a tertiary pediatric oncology center. Outcomes of interest were (a) resolution and time to resolution of PI, (b) surgical intervention within 2 weeks of diagnosis of PI, or (c) death secondary to PI. To capture the resolution of PI, we defined the "time to recovery (TTR)" as the time elapsed between date of PI diagnosis and the date of recovery.

Results

Forty-tw

SUBMITTER: Bailey KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10499335 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature