Figure 1From: Natural history, clinical pattern, and surgical considerations of pneumatosis intestinalis Intraoperative causes of pneumatosis intestinals related to the large bowel. Toxic megacolon coursed by Clostridium difficile infection (A), Necrosis of the colon (colon transversum) with gangrenous bowel wall by mesenterial embolism (B and E), severe bleeding caused by ulcerative colitis (C and D), necrotic appendicitis (F and G).Back to article page