PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Gordon W. Briggs, Ramon A. Sifre, Edwin L. Overholt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Case Reports1 March 1954PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS: REPORT OF A CASEGORDON W. BRIGGS, RAMON A. SIFRE, EDWIN L. OVERHOLTGORDON W. BRIGGSSearch for more papers by this author, RAMON A. SIFRESearch for more papers by this author, EDWIN L. OVERHOLTSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-3-618 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (pneumatosis cystoides intestorum hominis, gas cyst of intestine, pneumatosis cystoides intestini) is an uncommon condition characterized by multiple gas-containing cysts found in various portions of the gastrointestinal tract. The case described extensively by Bang1, 2, 3in 1876 is usually quoted as the first authentic case. Finney,2in 1908, was the first to report a case in the American literature. Mills3gave an extensive review of the subject, with three of his own cases bringing the total to 100 reported cases in 1925. In 1940 Jackson4reported one case of his own, and cited 172 cases reported...Bibliography1. Bang BL: Cysts in the walls of ileum and in neoplasm of connective tissue and serous tissues, Nord. med. Ark. Stockholm 8: 1, 1876. Cited by Finney.2 Google Scholar2. Finney JM: Gas cysts of the intestine, J. A. M. A. 51: 1291, 1908. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Mills HW: Gas cysts of the intestine, with report of three cases, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 40: 387, 1925. Google Scholar4. Jackson JA: Gas cysts of the intestines, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 71: 675, 1940. Google Scholar5. Koss LG: Abdominal gas cysts (pneumatosis cystoides intestinorum hominis), Arch. Path. 53: 523, 1952. Google Scholar6. TungNgai PCSK: Gas cysts of intestines, Chinese M. J. 47: 1, 1933. Google Scholar7. EvelethBiester DFHE: Further studies on intestinal emphysema of swine, Am. J. Hyg. 27: 364, 1938. Google Scholar8. Nitch CA: Cystic pneumatosis of the intestinal tract, Brit. J. Surg. 11: 714, 1923-24. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Moore RR: Intestinal pneumatosis, Am. J. Dis. Child. 38: 818, 1929. Google Scholar10. LernerGazin HHAI: Pneumatosis intestinalis, its roentgenologic diagnosis, Am. J. Roentgenol. 56: 464, 1946. Google Scholar11. ThomaHennigar GWGR: Pneumatosis intestinalis, Am. J. Clin. Path. 22: 765, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. ParsonsParsons RMWB: Cystic intestinal pneumatosis, Canad. M. A. J. 58: 71, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. LindsayRiceSelinger JWECMA: Pneumatosis cystoides intestini in an infant, Arch. Path. 30: 1085, 1940. Google Scholar14. DalePearse WAHE: Gas cysts of the intestines, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 90: 215, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. NitchShattock CASG: Diffuse emphysema of the intestinal wall (two cases) with remarks on pneumatosis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 12: (Sect. Path.) 46, 1918-1919. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. Turnure PR: Gas cysts of the intestine (pneumatosis cystoides intestinorum hominis), Ann. Surg. 57: 811, 1913. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GORDON W. BRIGGS; RAMON A. SIFRE; EDWIN L. OVERHOLT*Received for publication August 1, 1953.From the Medical Service, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGas cysts of the large bowel simulating multiple polyposisPneumoperitoneum secondary to fallopian coelomic fistulaPNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS (HOMINIS)Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis 1 March 1954Volume 40, Issue 3 Page: 618-626 Keywords Gastrointestinal tract Medical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...