Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis : a case report

Abstract EN

This study presents a case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis affecting the terminal ileum in a 25-year old male patient, discovered accidentally during laparotomy for acute abdomen which was proved to be due to perforated duodenal ulcer, Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is characterized by the presence of subserosal or submucosal gas filled cysts in the wall of gastrointestinal tract, this condition is rarely seen in the surgical practice.