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Hsien Liu1, Cheng-Ta Hsieh2, Jui-Ming Sun3
1Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 600, Taiwan.
Background:
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), also known as intramural gas in the small intestine, is a rare condition encountered by patients with cancer after receiving chemotherapy.
Case Summary:
A 78-year-old man with a history of colorectal cancer developed epigastric pain and diarrhea after receiving combination chemotherapy of fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and cetuximab. Abdomen radiography revealed intramural air in the small intestinal wall. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed the features of PI with air expanding into the mesentery. After surgery, the patient remained symptom-free throughout a 9 mo follow-up period during which he received chemotherapy of fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan.
Conclusion:
Although chemotherapy-induced PI is rare among patients with cancer, the differential diagnosis of PI and fulminant complications (such as ischemia, infarction, and perforation of the gastrointestinal tract) should be conducted, in which case an urgent surgical intervention is required.
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