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BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)is a key procedure for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic disorders.Although effective,it carries risks,including rare but severe complication...
BACKGROUND Acute gastric volvulus represents a rare form of surgical acute abdomen,which makes it difficult to establish an early diagnosis.As the disease progresses,it can lead to gastric ischemia,necrosis,and other ...
Pneumatosis intestinalis(PI) is a striking radiological diagnosis. Formerly a rare diagnostic finding, it is becoming more frequently diagnosed due to the wider availability and improvement of computed tomography scan...
Pneumatosis intestinalis(PI)is defined as the presence of gas within the submucosal or subserosal layer of the gastrointestinal tract.It is a radiologic sign suspicious for bowel ischemia,hence non-viable bowel must b...
We describe a rare case of an 81-year-old man who presented with severe epigastralgia. A chest radiograph showed massive free gas bilaterally in the diaphragmatic spaces. Computed tomography(CT) scan also showed massi...
Pneumatosis intestinalis(PI) often represents a benign condition that should not be considered as an argument for surgery. We report a patient with PI and obstructing intussusception who underwent urgent colectomy and...
The development of intramural intestinal gas may indi-cate a serious postoperative complication and thereforeany radiological indication of such "pneumatosis intes-tinalis"(PI) in an unwell patient after surgery shoul...
Toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN) is a severe adverse drug reaction, which is characterized by erythema, blisters, and/or erosions of the mucous membranes and skin, but intestinal involvement is rare. In contrast, pneum...
AIM:To use more representative sample size to evaluate whether computed tomography(CT)scan evidence of the concomitant presence of pneumatosis and portomesenteric venous gas is a predictor of transmural bowel necrosis...
AIM:To increase the understanding,diagnosis and treatment of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis(PCI)and to find the characteristics and potential cause of the disease in China.METHODS:We report here one case of PCI in...