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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis mimicking acute abdomen
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease. It was first described by Du Vernoy in 1793 during a cadaver dissection. Air-filled bubble-like lesions are located in the submucosa or the subserosa of the digestive tract.
Bülent Kaya +6 more
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis: A Rare Benign Cause of Pneumoperitoneum
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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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 DURING THE TREATMENT WITH PACLITAXEL FOR METASTATIC OVARIAN CANCER [PDF]
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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Surgical treatment of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum secondary
Cite this article as: Okuda Y, Mizuno S, Koide T, Suzaki M, Isaji S. Surgical treatment of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum secondary to sigmoid volvulus following one year of follow-up. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 127-9.
Yoshihiro Okuda +4 more
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis [PDF]
A 51-year-old woman with no significant history of disease had been suffering from constipation for the past year, and had abdominal strain and rectal tenesmus during the past three days. During the examination, the only significant symptom was pain in the epigastrium and in the left iliac fossa with no reaction or peritonism. A complete blood test was
Rivera Vaquerizo,P. A. +4 more
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Management of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum: 5-years systematic review.
Summary Background: Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition, characterized by gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall. Rarely, it may also involve other places, such as the mesentery.
Rodrigo Piltcher-da-Silva +7 more
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A Rare Case of Hypermobile Mesentery With Segmental Small Bowel Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis [PDF]
Pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare condition that affects 0.03% of the population. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall and the submucosa and/or intestinal subserosa.
Chetan Rathi +5 more
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Pneumoperitoneum almost always indicates a perforation. However, perforation is not detected approximately 5% to 15% of all exploratory laparotomies and it is called spontaneous pneumoperitoneum (SP). One of the rare causes of SP is Pneumatosis cystoides
Oktay Ulusoy +4 more
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ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare, congenital bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by hypoplastic anemia. Earliest descriptions of this disease date back to 1936, and since then, a plethora of treatment strategies have been used to control or treat the disease.
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