TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis associated with massive free air mimicking perforated diffuse peritonitis
AU - Sakurai, Yoichi
AU - Hikichi, Masahiro
AU - Isogaki, Jun
AU - Furuta, Shinpei
AU - Sunagawa, Risaburo
AU - Inaba, Kazuki
AU - Komori, Yoshiyuki
AU - Uyama, Ichiro
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/11/21
Y1 - 2008/11/21
N2 - While pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease entity associated with a wide variety of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal disorders, PCI associated with massive intra- and retroperitoneal free air is extremely uncommon, and is difficult to diagnose differentially from perforated peritonitis. We present two cases of PCI associated with massive peritoneal free air and/or retroperitoneal air that mimicked perforated peritonitis. These cases highlight the clinical importance of PCI that mimics perforated peritonitis, which requires emergency surgery. Preoperative imaging modalities and diagnostic laparoscopy are useful to make an accurate diagnosis.
AB - While pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease entity associated with a wide variety of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal disorders, PCI associated with massive intra- and retroperitoneal free air is extremely uncommon, and is difficult to diagnose differentially from perforated peritonitis. We present two cases of PCI associated with massive peritoneal free air and/or retroperitoneal air that mimicked perforated peritonitis. These cases highlight the clinical importance of PCI that mimics perforated peritonitis, which requires emergency surgery. Preoperative imaging modalities and diagnostic laparoscopy are useful to make an accurate diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.14.6753
DO - 10.3748/wjg.14.6753
M3 - Article
C2 - 19034985
AN - SCOPUS:63449131570
VL - 14
SP - 6753
EP - 6756
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 1007-9327
IS - 43
ER -