A Case of Primary Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in a Patient with Chronic Abdominal Pain.

Author: Joon Suk KIM ¹ ; Soon Beom KWON ; Won KIM ; Yong Jin JUNG ; Ji Bong JEONG ; Ji Won KIM ; Byung Kwan KIM ; Kook Lae LEE
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. giwkim@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis; Primary; Abdominal Pain
MeSH: Abdominal Pain; Adult; Gastrointestinal Tract; Humans; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis
From:Intestinal Research 2011;9(1):40-45
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare phenomenon presenting with multiple gas-filled cysts in the submucosal or subserosal layer of the gastrointestinal tract. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis can occur as a primary or secondary disease with an underlying etiology. We recently managed a case of primary pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a 42-year-old man with chronic abdominal pain. The case is presented with a review of the literature.