PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS: A CASE REPORT
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Dr. Pawan Sharma and Dr. Ankit Panwar*
ABSTRACT
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) or pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is defined as gas within the bowel wall. It is an uncommon condition. The etiology is not clear but it is associated with a variety of underlying diagnoses. PCI is usually found in the large bowel, but can less commonly occur in the small bowel. The clinical picture vary from benign conditions requiring only observation to life threatening conditions requiring surgical intervention. Early appreciation of the overall clinical picture is therefore paramount to enable the practitioners to distinguish between the benign and the fatal cases of PCI and enable precise decision making regarding its management. We present a case of pneumatosis intestinalis in a 90 years old female who posed a challenging diagnostic dilemma.
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