Cystic Intestinal Pneumatosis Revealed by Stomach Pain: A Case Report
Published: 2023-05-13
Page: 231-235
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
Amal Hajri
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Khadija Kamal
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Kenza Benjelloun Touimi *
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Driss Erguibi
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Rachid Boufettal
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Saad Rifki Jai
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Farid Chehab
Department of Digestive Cancer Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Cystic intestinal pneumatosisis a rare condition characterized by the presence of gaseouscysts in the intestinal wall, whichcan affect the entire digestive tract, with a predilection for the small intestine and the colon. The diagnosis is evoked on the scanner, making it possible to avoid surgical intervention in the absence of complications. We report a rare observation of pneumatosis cysticacolica, source of stomach (abdominal) pain whosethe chestX-ray (radiograph) showing (demonstrated) pneumoperitoneum requiring surgical intervention.
Keywords: Cystic intestinal pneumatosis, stomach pain, abdominal pain or pain abdomen
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