Hgw. Paw et Pn. Reed, PNEUMATOSIS-CYSTOIDES-INTESTINALIS CONFINED TO THE SMALL-INTESTINE TREATED WITH HYPERBARIC-OXYGEN, Undersea & hyperbaric medicine, 23(2), 1996, pp. 115-117
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus","Marine & Freshwater Biology
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is a rare disease characterized by
the presence of multiple intramural gas-filled cysts in the gastrointe
stinal tract. The etiology remains unknown, but the disease can presen
t with profound disturbances of bowel function. We report the successf
ul management of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis of the small intes
tine with the use of hyperbaric oxygen.