Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts are located in the bowel wall; it can represent a wide spectrum of diseases and a variety of underlying diagnoses. The present report describes the case of an 86-year-old man with symptomatic primary PI of small bowel tr...
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| author | Daniela Berritto Raffaello Crincoli Francesca Iacobellis Francesca Iasiello Nunzia Luisa Pizza Francesco Lassandro Lanfranco Musto Roberto Grassi |
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| description | Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts are located in the bowel wall; it can represent a wide spectrum of diseases and a variety of underlying diagnoses. The present report describes the case of an 86-year-old man with symptomatic primary PI of small bowel treated with surgical approach after periodic episodes of cysts rupture and superimposed inflammation revealed on the basis of a clinical suspicion thanks to abdominal computed tomography. Moreover, after one year of followup, there has been no recurrence of digestive symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d82318fc3b8e45e699eeeef3f9729c672025-02-03T01:26:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192014-01-01201410.1155/2014/350312350312Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare DiseaseDaniela Berritto0Raffaello Crincoli1Francesca Iacobellis2Francesca Iasiello3Nunzia Luisa Pizza4Francesco Lassandro5Lanfranco Musto6Roberto Grassi7Depatment of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Ospedale Landofi ASL, Solofra Indirizzo, Via Melito, 83029 Solofra, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Azienda ospedaliera “V. MONALDI,” Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131 Napoli, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Ospedale Criscuoli. Via Quadrivio, Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, 83054 Avellino, ItalyDepatment of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, ItalyPneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts are located in the bowel wall; it can represent a wide spectrum of diseases and a variety of underlying diagnoses. The present report describes the case of an 86-year-old man with symptomatic primary PI of small bowel treated with surgical approach after periodic episodes of cysts rupture and superimposed inflammation revealed on the basis of a clinical suspicion thanks to abdominal computed tomography. Moreover, after one year of followup, there has been no recurrence of digestive symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/350312 |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Berritto Raffaello Crincoli Francesca Iacobellis Francesca Iasiello Nunzia Luisa Pizza Francesco Lassandro Lanfranco Musto Roberto Grassi Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease |
| title_full | Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease |
| title_fullStr | Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease |
| title_short | Primary Pneumatosis Intestinalis of Small Bowel: A Case of a Rare Disease |
| title_sort | primary pneumatosis intestinalis of small bowel a case of a rare disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/350312 |
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