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 (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 437-440 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Gastroenterology
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Lanspa, S. J., Liu, M. W., & Jenkins, H. J. (1988). Giant bulla in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 10(4), 437-440. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004836-198808000-00017