The safety and efficacy of enteral feeding by needle catheter jejunostomy has prompted its use after many major gastrointestinal operations. Indeed, the technical complications of this procedure are infrequent. This report details the development of massive pneumatosis intestinalis associated with elemental feeding via jejunostomy. The proposed etiology includes excessive gas accumulation within the small intestine secondary to 1) inadequate nasogastric suction, 2) post-traumatic intestinal ileus, and 3) disaccharide fermentation; combined with a mucosal defect created by the catheter jejunostomy. Successful management consists of nasogastric suction and immediate termination of the enteral feeding.
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