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Table 1 General conditions, clinical manifestations, endoscopic features, treatment and prognosis of patients with PCI

From: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: six case reports and a review of the literature

No.

Age

Gender

symptoms

Etiology

Loc.

Endoscopic

findings

PCI treatment

Outcome

Follow-up (mo)

1

56

M

abdominal distension diarrhea

–

Transverse ascending

bubble-like

Bifidobacterium endoscopic treatment

remission

3

2

48

F

Constipation, diarrhea, muco-bloody stools, abdominal distension farting more

exposure to TCE (1 year)

Sigmoid descending

grape or beaded

tinidazole, Bifidobacterium endoscopic treatment

remission

4

3

66

F

constipation, diarrhea muco-bloody stools

abdominal pain

AA (20 years)

UCTD (2 years)

Sigmoid

linear or bullous

Bifidobacterium aluminum phosphate

remission

10

4

72

F

constipation, diarrhea muco-bloody stools abdominal distension farting more

diabetes (10 years)

Sigmoid ascending

irregular forms

rifaximin metronidazole Bifidobacterium

remission

6

5

64

M

abdominal distension abdominal pain

emphysema (1 year)

Duodenal- bulb

bubble-like

Bifidobacterium

remission

8

6

27

F

abdominal distension diarrhea abdominal pain

peritoneal carcinoma

Rectum

grape or beaded

Bifidobacterium

died

 
  1. TCE trichloroethylene, AA aplastic anemia, UCTD Undifferentiated connective tissue disease