A Case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in Which Endoscopic Ultrasonography Was Useful for the Diagnosis.
- Author:
Eun Jung KANG
1
;
Jin Oh KIM
;
Hyun Gun KIM
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Wan Jung KIM
;
Sung Gon JUN
;
Gang Il CHEON
;
Joon Seong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jokim@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis;
Endoscopic ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Acoustics;
Adult;
Colon, Ascending;
Colonoscopy;
Endosonography;
Humans;
Mass Screening;
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis;
Shadowing (Histology)
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011;42(2):124-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is an uncommon condition in which submucosal or subserosal gas cysts are present within the bowel wall. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with no medical history. He underwent a colonoscopy for screening purposes, which revealed multiple and variably sized submucosal tumors in the ascending colon. Endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) finding showed multiple hyperechogenic regions with distal acoustic shadowing within the submucosa of the ascending colon. A computed tomography scan showed multiple air-filled cystic masses in the ascending colon. EUS appears to be effective for the diagnosis of PCI.
