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A rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
Una causa rara de hemorragia digestiva baja: neumatosis cystoides intestinalis
Eduardo Dantas
, Mariana Coelho, Cláudia Cardoso, Ana Paula Oliveira
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Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
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Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory tests revealed no abnormalities. Colonoscopy revealed multiple submucosal cysts of varied sizes in the descending colon, some with markedly erythematous overlying mucosa (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>); one of the cysts was biopsied, with release of gas and subsequent cyst deflation. Abdominal computerized tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of multiple grape-like air collections within the bowel wall of the descending colon (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>), confirming the diagnosis of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI). The patient was managed conservatively and discharged 2 days later, without further gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Unfortunately, he was lost to follow-up.</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0010" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">PCI is a rare disease characterized by accumulation of cysts filled with gas in the intestinal wall. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, including abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea or lower GI bleeding. 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