ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2019
"Cystamatic" Review: Is Surgery Mandatory for Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis?
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- A rare case of pneumobilia following blunt abdominal trauma in a patient with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Incidental pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with chronic kidney disease: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- A rare case of extensive pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with intestinal malrotation: Case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
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- The Challenge of Pneumatosis Intestinalis: A Contemporary Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis in a patient with small bowel obstruction: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Portal vein gas combined with pneumatosis intestinalis and emphysematous cystitis: A case report and literature review.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Is surgical exploration necessary in asymptomatic intestinal pneumatosis after lung transplantation?BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Case Report: An unusual case of small bowel volvulus due to appendicitis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis: Review of the literature.F1000Research · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionPneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of intramural gas cysts within the small and large intestines. We describe a case of a 70-year-old man admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department for PCI who was treated conservatively. AREAS COVERED: We reviewed 60 cases of PCI described in the international literature over the last 5 years. From our analysis, it appears that the etiology of the gas production within the submucosa or the subserosa of the gastrointestinal tract is still unknown. The rupture of the cysts can lead to pneumoperitoneum that can simulate a surgical emergency. EXPERT COMMENTARY: For patients with PCI, a conservative approach is the treatment of choice, with surgery mandatory only for complicated disease.
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