Intestinal Pneumatosis in the Elderly: Case Report
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Intestinal pneumatosis presents itself as a digestive pathology of very low regularity. It affects essential organs of the digestive system, so its timely treatment is necessary to avoid complications in the patient. In this article, we present the case of an 81-year-old man admitted for a probable case of obstructive abdomen. The study by radiography and ultrasound of the abdomen revealed intestinal pneumatosis. Therefore, medical management was performed according to the protocol presented in this paper. During his stay at the Hospital General Provincial de Latacunga in Ecuador, he gave a favorable evolution with a notable improvement in his health. This proves that good health practices can correct this type of rare pathologies.
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