Prolonged postoperative ileus in a patient with primary pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: a case report

Prolonged postoperative ileus in a patient with primary pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: a case report

Abstract Background Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease characterized by multiple gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall and is associated with various comorbidities. We report herein a case of intractable paralytic ileus caused by primary PCI. Case presentation A 73-year-old...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Tamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Tadasu Chida, Hitoshi Kameyama, Ukihide Tateishi, Toshifumi Wakai, Makoto Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2018-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Paralytic ileus
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Duodenum
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0431-6
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