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KMID : 0359020110420020124
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011 Volume.42 No. 2 p.124 ~ p.126
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A Case of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in Which Endoscopic Ultrasonography Was Useful for the Diagnosis
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Kang Eun-Jung
Kim Jin-Oh
Kim Hyun-Gun
Lee Tae-Hee
Kim Wan-Jung
Jun Sung-Gon
Cheon Kang-Il
Lee Joon-Seong
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Abstract
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is an uncommon condition in which submucosal or subserosal gas cysts are present within the bowel wall. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with no medical history. He underwent a colonoscopy for screening purposes, which revealed multiple and variably sized submucosal tumors in the ascending colon. Endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) finding showed multiple hyperechogenic regions with distal acoustic shadowing within the submucosa of the ascending colon. A computed tomography scan showed multiple air-filled cystic masses in the ascending colon. EUS appears to be effective for the diagnosis of PCI.
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KEYWORD
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, Endoscopic ultrasonography
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