Intussusception associated with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a male adolescent: A case report

• DOI: 10.1002/deo2.256
• Publication Date: 2023-06-15T07:12:58Z
• Authors: Yugo Horiuchi; Kazuya Miyaguchi; Hisashi Matsumoto; Hideki Ohgo; Yoshikazu Tsuzuki; Hidetomo Nakamoto; Hiroyuki Imaeda
• Keywords: Hematochezia; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis; Pneumatosis Intestinalis

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is an uncommon disease that rarely causes intussusception. We report the case of a 16-year-old male patient with intermittent abdominal pain who was diagnosed The had no history raw food ingestion, fever, diarrhea, or hematochezia. Computed tomography revealed intussusception characterized by crab-finger appearance, and pneumatosis colonoscopy. Treatment hyperbaric enema low-flow oxygen therapy resulted in prominent improvement lesion. No recurrence observed for > 1 year. Intermittent without diarrhea hematochezia adolescents may represent cystoid-related intussusception, addition help avoid surgery.