Successful treatment of pneumatosis intestinalis with associated pneumoperitoneum and ileus with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
| Autor: | Bruce J. Derrick, Richard E. Moon, Peter J. Ceponis, Evan Calabrese |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ileus Gastroenterology Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pneumoperitoneum Internal medicine Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis medicine Humans Connective Tissue Diseases Pneumatosis intestinalis Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation) Hyperbaric Oxygenation Incidental Findings business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Connective tissue disease Bowel obstruction Treatment Outcome Acute abdomen 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Reports. :bcr-2017 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), or the presence of air in the bowel wall, is a rare disorder that is associated with a variety of underlying diseases, including connective tissue disorders. PI presents on a spectrum from asymptomatic to bowel obstruction and acute abdomen. In general, treatment of PI consists of treating the underlying disease. Both normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen have been used to treat PI directly. Here we report a symptomatic scleroderma-related case of PI that responded clinically to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This report adds to a growing body of literature supporting a role for hyperbaric oxygen therapy in symptomatic PI. |
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