1. Studies of the composition of the gas have shown it to be variable and have not shed any light on the aetiology (Kenney, 1963; Forgacs;to intestinal gas (Forgacs;et al; It is unlikely that anaerobic organisms are involved in the production of the cysts as was suggested by Down and Castleden,1973
2. Until recently the management of the condition was unsatisfactory. Some cases have undergone spontaneous resolution (Doub and;Forgacs et al.;Shea; Moore, 1968) and in others resection has been followed by recurrence (Sames, 1964,1960
3. Roentgenologic and clinical manifestations of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis;Bell, R.S.; Graham, C.B.; Stevenson, J.K.;American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine,1971
4. Pneumatosis of the intestine in infancy;Botsford, T.W.; Krakower, C.;Journal ofPediatrics,1938
5. Gas cysts of the intestines;Dale, W.A.; Pearse, H.E.;Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics,1950