scholarly journals Two Cases of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis With Intraperitoneal Free Air

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kensuke Wada ◽  
Nobuhiro Takeuchi ◽  
Masakazu Emori ◽  
Masanori Takada ◽  
Yusuke Nomura ◽  
...  
1999 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 3215-3218
Author(s):  
Hiroshi IMANO ◽  
Tsuneo KAIHOH ◽  
Masazi HASHIMOTO ◽  
Hiroshi SHIBUYA ◽  
Yutaka HIRANO ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 1886-1890
Author(s):  
Koichi KITAGAWA ◽  
Naoki ISHIZUKA ◽  
Masamine RYU ◽  
Eiji KOMATSU ◽  
Masakazu YAMAMOTO

2016 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. e197-e199 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Das ◽  
R Mukherjee ◽  
D Pathak ◽  
A Gangopadhyay ◽  
S Halder ◽  
...  

Tension pneumoperitoneum is a very rare consequence of acute gangrenous appendicitis. We report a case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, progressively increasing abdominal distension, profound hemodynamic instability and ventilatory compromise. The diagnosis of tension pneumoperitoneum was confirmed by computed tomography, which showed compression of the intra-abdominal viscera and liver (saddlebag sign) by a large volume of intraperitoneal free air. Urgent needle decompression was done as an emergency measure. Exploratory laparotomy, planned due to persistent peritonitis, revealed gangrenous appendicitis with perforation near its base. Appendicectomy with excision of gangrenous portion of caecum was performed. The purpose of the reporting this case is to highlight that the tension pneumoperitoneum can be, very rarely, associated with gangrenous appendicitis and timely diagnosis is very important for the emergency management of this deadly condition.


2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayri Ogul ◽  
Berhan Pirimoglu ◽  
Abdullah Kisaoglu ◽  
Leyla Karaca ◽  
Nuri Havan ◽  
...  

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI), with an unknown etiology, is an uncommon disease characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts within the submucosa or subserosa of the intestinal wall. Intestinal obstruction and/or perforation are relatively uncommon complications associated with PCI. The patients are often prone to misdiagnosis or mistreatment. The diagnosis of PCI is based on plain radiography or endoscopy. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) provides data on other intra-abdominal pathologies. Therefore, it is an important modality for the diagnosis of PCI. We present a case of PCI in a 58-year-old man affected by peritoneal free air with multidetector computed tomography imaging findings. We performed the plain film of the abdomen, and MDCT studies that showed numerous, diffuse, bubble-like intramural gas collections into the jejunum, ileum, and colon walls at the left-upper quadrant of the abdomen. MDCT findings were confirmed by surgical exploration.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 909-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Aziret ◽  
Hasan Erdem ◽  
Yiğit Ülgen ◽  
Şahin Kahramanca ◽  
Süleyman Çetinkünar ◽  
...  

1990 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1932-1936
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Ishikawa ◽  
Yoshiaki Sasaki ◽  
Katsunao Nakagami ◽  
Jun Horiguchi ◽  
Syuuichirou Asaumi ◽  
...  

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