[Intestinal pneumatosis].

Fourteen cases of intestinal pneumotosis were found in a review of 1 477 plain abdomen X-ray films taken because of different conditions. These 14 cases were associated in most instances with septicemia, gastroenteritis and paralytic ileus. The mortality was high. The treatment should be directed to the management of the primary condition: intestinal pneumatosis, septicemia, gastroenteritis, paralytic ileus.