Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis With Portal Venous Gas: Two Case Reports.
- Author:
Jong O KIM
1
;
Kyung Hwan KIM
;
Dae Kon SOHN
;
Ah Jin KIM
;
Tae Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Deparment of Emergency Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Koyang, Korea. khkim@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Portal vein;
Gas;
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Early Diagnosis;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis*;
Pneumoperitoneum;
Portal Vein;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2004;15(1):47-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare condition which is characterized by multiple gas-filled cysts of varying sizes in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. In 85% of the cases, it is associated with gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and connective tissue diseases or with other conditions. In about 15% of the cases, the etiology remains obscure. In most cases, the prognosis is poor, so early diagnosis and treatment are required. We report two cases of primary pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with portal venous gas which were associated with alcoholism and diabetes mellites and which were complicated by pneumoperitoneum and panperitonitis.
