A Case of α-glucosidase Inhibitor-Induced Pneumatosis Intestinalis Causing Sepsis
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An 80-year-old woman, who had been administered α-glucosidase inhibitor for diabetes, was brought to the hospital with the sensation of abdominal fullness and pain. Abdominal computed tomography indicated pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) in the small intestinal wall, with free air within the abdomen. A blood examination showed no increases in white blood cells or C-reactive protein leve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1345-2843,1882-5133
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.79.825