School ager with abdominal pain

Radiograph of pneumatosis intestinalis of the colon
Initial AXR (left) shows linear appearing air throughout the wall of the ascending colon. AXR obtained 4 hours later (middle) shows cystic as well as linear appearing air throughout the wall of the ascending colon. AXR obtained 12 hours later (right) again shows cystic as well as linear appearing air throughout the wall of the ascending colon.

The diagnosis was pneumatosis intestinalis of the colon.