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[Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. Etiopathogenic and clinical considerations regarding a case]
V Cangemi1, G Galati, P Volpino
1Insegnamento di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Roma.
Minerva Chirurgica
|June 15, 1993
Abstract:
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by gas-filled cysts in the submucosa and/or subserosa of the intestine. The authors present a case of Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis occurring in a patient with pyloric stenosis by duodenal ulcer and report a wide review of the literature. They discuss the major areas of study in its etiology, histopathology, diagnosis and treatment.