ReviewBMC gastroenterology2018
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: six case reports and a review of the literature.
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- Mesenteric pneumatosis on CT: a predictor of benign pneumatosis intestinalis.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Incidentally Identified Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in Patients With Gastric Outlet Obstruction From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- A Rare Case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Appendicitis.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Idiopathic pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis of the small bowel with perforation and congenital duodenal membranous stenosis and malrotation of intestine. A case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with colonic perforation: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2025Review
- A rare case of pneumobilia following blunt abdominal trauma in a patient with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis and ketoacidosis in a diabetic patient: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2025Review
- Acute abdomen with intraperitoneal free gas: a diagnostic pitfall of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis-a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Which Developed During Treatment forACG case reports journal · 2024Article
- Extensive inflammatory adhesion of small bowel with massive Pneumatosis Intestinalis in a patient with gastric outlet obstruction: A rare case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Rare etiology of colonic intussusception involving an adult with emphysematous cystic enteropathy: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in Muscular Dystrophy and Congenital Myopathies: A Report of Five Cases.Cureus · 2024Article
- Idiopathic Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis of the small bowel with pneumoperitoneum and consecutive small bowel mesenteric torsion. A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Imaging diagnosis of a rare case of intermittent intestinal pneumatosis: A consequence of ileocecal valve clip dysfunction?Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- The Challenge of Pneumatosis Intestinalis: A Contemporary Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Clinical and Endoscopic Features of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis: A Retrospective Study in 192 Patients.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis in a patient with small bowel obstruction: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Understanding the Nuances of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in Pneumatosis Intestinalis: An Indication of Bowel Ischemia?Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is characterized by gas-filled cysts in the intestinal submucosa and subserosa. There are few reports of PCI occurring in duodenum and rectum. Here we demonstrated four different endoscopic manifestations of PCI and three cases with intestinal stricture all were successfully managed by medical conservative treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: There are 6 cases of PCI with varied causes encountered, in which the etiology, endoscopic features, treatment methods and prognosis of patients were studied. One case was idiopathic, while the other one case was caused by exposing to trichloroethylene (TCE), and the remaining four cases were secondary to diabetes, emphysema, therioma and diseases of immune system. Of the six patients, all complained of abdominal distention or diarrhea, three (50%) reported muco-bloody stools, two (33.3%) complained of abdominal pain. In four other patients, PCI occurred in the colon, especially the sigmoid colon, while in the other two patients, it occurred in duodenum and rectum. Endoscopic findings were divided into bubble-like pattern, grape or beaded circular forms, linear or cobblestone gas formation and irregular forms. After combination of medicine and endoscopic treatment, the symptoms of five patients were relieved, while one patient died of malignant tumors.
conclusionPCI endoscopic manifestations were varied, and radiology combined with endoscopy can avoid misdiagnosis. The primary bubble-like pattern can be cured by endoscopic resection, while removal of etiology combined with drug therapy can resolve majority of secondary cases, thereby avoiding the adverse risks of surgery.
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