Successfully Treated Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis with Pneumoperitoneum Onset in a Patient Administered α-glucosidase Inhibitor [PDF]
, 2013 An 80-year-old woman, who had been administered α-glucosidase inhibitor for diabetes, was brought to the hospital with the sensation of abdominal fullness and pain.
Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi +8 more
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis - A Review
Acta Medica, 2001 Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare disease characterized by presence of multilocular cysts in the gastrointestinal wall. Idiopatic and secondary forms of the disease can be distinguished.
René Vobořil
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Dysplasia in perforated intestinal pneumatosis complicating a previous jejuno-ileal bypass: a cautionary note. [PDF]
, 2009 We present the case of an elderly woman who devel- oped a bowel perforation related to pneumatosis intes- tinalis, 33 years after a jejuno-ileal bypass for severe obesity.
BAIOCCHI, Gian Luca +4 more
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, 2022 The Journal of Dermatology, Volume 49, Issue 6, Page e185-e186, June 2022.
Yukie Endo +5 more
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PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS DURING THE TREATMENT WITH PACLITAXEL FOR METASTATIC OVARIAN CANCER [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2020 Gas within the bowel wall can be an incidental finding in Computed Tomography (CT) exams, with increased frequency in oncological patients. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is an unusual subtype of this condition which mainly affects the colon ...
Luca Perrucci
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Two case reports of pneumatosis intestinalis in patients with cancer: is surgical management mandatory? [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) can be classified into two groups. Primary PI is idiopathic, and patients can recover spontaneously. In contrast, secondary PI is considered fatal due to the high mortality rate associated with mesenteric ischemia.
In Hwan Yeo, Yun Jeong Kim
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Case Reports in Rheumatology, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare gastrointestinal disorder characterised by vascular compression of the third part of the duodenum, in the angle between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the abdominal aorta. It presents as an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction.
Choon-Guan Chua +4 more
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: lung window setting on CT
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare and often presents nonspecific symptoms. In this case, CT imaging revealed air collection within the wall of the ileum, which was more clearly defined using the lung window setting.
Yosuke Kunishi +3 more
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Idiopathic asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum in a patient with ureteric calculus and Crohn's disease [PDF]
, 2022 A 46-year-old male referred to the Emergency Department with pain in the left flank. The patient suffered from Crohn's disease. He had not experienced any fever, and a urine strip showed signs of blood.
Bjørsum-Meyer, Thomas +2 more
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis: A Rare Benign Cause of Pneumoperitoneum
Case Reports in Radiology, 2013 Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare gastrointestinal complication in the course of connective tissue diseases, especially in scleroderma, that can lead to pneumoperitoneum or obstruction.
Puneet Devgun, Hal Hassan
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