A Case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis.
- Author:
In Hae PARK
1
;
Jae Hee CHO
;
Chang Hwan CHOI
;
Sang Kil LEE
;
Tae Il KIM
;
Ho Guen KIM
;
Won Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimwonho@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis;
Colonoscopy;
Chemotherapy;
Hemicolectomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Colonoscopy;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Enteritis;
Follow-Up Studies;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intussusception;
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis*;
Prognosis;
Punctures
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2005;30(6):336-339
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition defined as the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the wall of gastrointestinal tract. The etiology and pathogenesis of PCI remain uncertain. It is associated with various medicosurgical conditions, including various pulmonary and gastointestinal diseases, connective tissue diseases and endoscopic procedures. The diagnosis is confirmed by endoscopic puncture and biopsy. PCI in adults, for the most part, show a benign clinical course and better prognosis if the associated disease is well controlled. Infantile PCI is more serious condition and especially associated with necrotizing enteritis. The treatment is usually conservative, However surgical intervention is needed when complications such as intussusception, obstruction, bleeding and perforation develope. We experienced a case of PCI found during the follow-up colonoscopy in a patient taken right hemicolectomy and systemic adjuvant chemotherapy due to colon cancer.
