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	~~#redirect~~ [[~~Gastrointestinal_pathology#Pneumatosis_cystoides_intestinalis~~]]		'''Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis''' is an uncommon intestinal pathology characterized by pseudocysts filled with air.

			==General==
			*Benign, generally asymptomatic subset of [[pneumatosis intestinalis]].<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/371955-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/371955-overview]. Accessed on: 24 January 2012.</ref>
			*Small or large bowel.<ref>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Micklefield \| first1 = GH. \| last2 = Kuntz \| first2 = HD. \| last3 = May \| first3 = B. \| title = Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: case reports and review of the literature. \| journal = Mater Med Pol \| volume = 22 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 70-2 \| month = \| year = \| doi = \| PMID = 2102980 }}</ref>

			Possible etiologies:<ref name=pmid21864163>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Wu \| first1 = SS. \| last2 = Yen \| first2 = HH. \| title = Images in clinical medicine. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. \| journal = N Engl J Med \| volume = 365 \| issue = 8 \| pages = e16 \| month = Aug \| year = 2011 \| doi = 10.1056/NEJMicm1013439 \| PMID = 21864163 }}</ref>
			*[[IBD]].
			*Infection.
			*Bowel necrosis.
			*Malignancy.
			*Drugs, e.g. alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
			*Idiopathic.

			Others:
			*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]. (???)
			*[[Cystic fibrosis]]. (???)

			==Gross==
			*Polypoid lesions.

			Images:
			*www:
			**[http://biblioteca.colmed5.org.ar/consultas/pneumatosis.htm Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis - endoscopic image (colmed5.org.ar)].
			**[http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/images/349/path2.jpg Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (harvard.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/349/full.html http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/349/full.html]. Accessed on: 3 April 2012.</ref>

			==Microscopic==
			Features:
			*Large submucosal pseudocysts lined by macrophages and multi-nucleated giant cells.

			===Images===
			*www:
			**[http://www.wjes.org/content/6/1/15/figure/F4?highres=y Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (wjes.org)].<ref name=pmid21548980>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Takami \| first1 = Y. \| last2 = Koh \| first2 = T. \| last3 = Nishio \| first3 = M. \| last4 = Nakagawa \| first4 = N. \| title = Pneumatosis intestinalis leading to perioperative hypovolemic shock: Case report. \| journal = World J Emerg Surg \| volume = 6 \| issue = \| pages = 15 \| month = \| year = 2011 \| doi = 10.1186/1749-7922-6-15 \| PMID = 21548980 \|PMC = PMC3108289}}</ref>
			<gallery>
			Image:Pneumatosis_cystoides_intestinalis_-_low_mag.jpg \| Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis - low mag. (WC)
			Image:Pneumatosis_cystoides_intestinalis_-_intermed_mag.jpg \| Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis - intermed. mag. (WC)
			Image:Pneumatosis_cystoides_intestinalis_-_high_mag.jpg \| Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis - high mag. (WC)
			</gallery>

			==See also==
			*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]].

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

	[[Category:Diagnosis]]		[[Category:Diagnosis]]
			[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]

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