FOUR CASES OF PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS CURED BY CONSERVATIVE THERAPY
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis : report of two cases.
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Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease that involves the presence of gas in the intestinal wall. Connective tissue disease (CTD) is a major cause of secondary PCI. In addition to the nature of CTDs, the use of prednisolone and some immunosuppressants, and the presence of complicating diseases such as diabetes mellitus, constipation and pulmonary diseases are involved in the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1882-5133,1345-2843
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.72.1176