Abstract
In pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis the air sacs are generally small and the mesentery is rarely involved. We describe a 23-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease and known esophageal ulcer who developed hematemesis and abdominal distention. Colonoscopy showed pneumatosis coli. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 23 cm gasfilled mass, presumably a mesenteric bulla. A conservative approach was elected and the patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms improved though there was no change in the size of the bulla 3 weeks later.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 437-440 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1988 |
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Giant bulla in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. / Lanspa, Stephen J.; Liu, M. W.; Jenkins, H. J.
In: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, p. 437-440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Giant bulla in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
AU - Lanspa, Stephen J.
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PY - 1988
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N2 - In pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis the air sacs are generally small and the mesentery is rarely involved. We describe a 23-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease and known esophageal ulcer who developed hematemesis and abdominal distention. Colonoscopy showed pneumatosis coli. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 23 cm gasfilled mass, presumably a mesenteric bulla. A conservative approach was elected and the patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms improved though there was no change in the size of the bulla 3 weeks later.
AB - In pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis the air sacs are generally small and the mesentery is rarely involved. We describe a 23-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease and known esophageal ulcer who developed hematemesis and abdominal distention. Colonoscopy showed pneumatosis coli. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 23 cm gasfilled mass, presumably a mesenteric bulla. A conservative approach was elected and the patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms improved though there was no change in the size of the bulla 3 weeks later.
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