ArticleFrontiers in medicine2021
The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis-A Scoping Review.
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- Bronchoperitoneal fistula in a patient with pneumatosis Cystoides intestinalis: a diagnostic challenge.Oxford medical case reports · 2026Article
- Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis mimicking colonic subepithelial tumors with spontaneous resolution after relocation from a high-altitude region: a case report.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Emphysematous conditions of the abdomen and pelvis: pearls and pitfalls.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Multi-slice computed tomography diagnosis of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum in high-altitude regions: preventing unnecessary laparotomies.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Recurrent pneumoperitoneum with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in tuberculous pleurisy: Case report.Medicine · 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
- Endoscopic fenestration treatment for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in patient with recurrent colonic intussusception.Endoscopy · 2023Article
- 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
- A rare case of benign pneumatosis intestinalis in Sjogren's syndrome.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a complementary treatment in neuroblastoma - a narrative review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Pneumatosis Intestinalis Induced by Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with intra-abdominal free air developed during treatment with voglibose.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Article
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a Complementary Treatment in Glioblastoma-A Scoping Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is characterized by gas-filled cysts within gastrointestinal tract wall from esophagus to rectum, with preferential involvement of large and small intestine. PCI is rare with an estimated incidence of 0.03 to 0-2% in general population. PCI can be distinguished into idiopathic (15%) or secondary (85%) and the clinical picture ranges from completely asymptomatic to life-threatening intraabdominal complications. Although etiology of PCI appears to be multifactorial, the exact pathophysiology is poorly understood and two main theories have been proposed (mechanical and bacterial). Over the last decades, an enormous therapeutic armamentarium was considered in PCI's management, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Treatment comprises conservative treatment in mild cases to surgery in highly symptomatic and complicated PCI. In the late 70s, HBOT started to be used in selected cases of PCI not responding to conservative measures. Since then, several case reports, case series, and reviews have been published in the literature with variable outcomes. The overall response rate and complete response were 92.1% (
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