Treatment of pneumatosis cystoides coli by oxygen inhalation.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis after alpha-glucosidase inhibitor treatment in a patient with interstitial pneumonitis.

A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for treatment of non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP). The patient started prednisone treatment, but one month later treatment with voglibose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (alpha-GI), was started because of prednisone-induced diabetes mellitus. One week later, a massive volume of free air below the diaphragm was detected by a chest X-ra...

Successful treatment of pneumatosis coli with oxygen.

High flow oxygen therapy for pneumatosis coli.

Symptomatic and radiological resolution of pneumatosis coli was achieved by intermittent high flow oxygen therapy in five patients. In each case the extent of the disease was defined by colonoscopy and contrast radiography before treatment. Despite the confirmation of pneumocyst resolution, recurrence of colonic gas cysts was noted in two patients at six months and one year after treatment. Bac...

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis of the ascending colon related to acarbose treatment: a case report

INTRODUCTION Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the intestinal wall, the submucosa and/or subserosa of the intestine. The term pneumatosis cystoides coli is synonymous with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis when the disorder is limited to the colon. It is a secondary finding caused by a wide variety of underlying gastrointestinal...

A Case of Pneumatosis Cytoides Intestinalis Successfully Treated by Inhalation of High Concentration Oxygen

A 44-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of a positive fecal occult blood test. A barium enema study revealed numerous oval-shaped, elevated lesions with smooth surfaces in the region including the ascending colon. He was admitted to our hospital for investigation and therapy. Based on colonoscopic examination, we diagnosed him as having pneumatosis cytoides intestinalis (PCI). He...