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Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer
Pneumatosis coli (PC) is a rare condition of the gastrointestinal tract involving extraluminal gas confined within the bowel wall. We report the case of a 40-year-old gentleman presenting clinically and endoscopically with suspected colorectal cancer. In light of the patient's red flag symptoms...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/428989 |
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author | Jacob, Teresa Paracha, Mohammad Penna, Marta Arul, Dhili Wilson, Jonathan |
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description | Pneumatosis coli (PC) is a rare condition of the gastrointestinal tract involving extraluminal gas confined within the bowel wall. We report the case of a 40-year-old gentleman presenting clinically and endoscopically with suspected colorectal cancer. In light of the patient's red flag symptoms, and carpet of polyps seen endoscopically, surgical management by an anterior resection was performed with the patient making a successful recovery. Histological analysis of the resected specimen confirmed pneumatosis coli with no evidence of colonic neoplasia. Although PC can be an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients and considered a benign condition, it can also present as a life-threatening emergency with bowel necrosis and obstruction requiring emergency surgical intervention. Also, when PC mimics malignancy, surgical management is the most appropriate step to ensure that the diagnosis of cancer is not missed. |
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spelling | pubmed-42205782014-11-16 Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer Jacob, Teresa Paracha, Mohammad Penna, Marta Arul, Dhili Wilson, Jonathan Case Rep Surg Case Report Pneumatosis coli (PC) is a rare condition of the gastrointestinal tract involving extraluminal gas confined within the bowel wall. We report the case of a 40-year-old gentleman presenting clinically and endoscopically with suspected colorectal cancer. In light of the patient's red flag symptoms, and carpet of polyps seen endoscopically, surgical management by an anterior resection was performed with the patient making a successful recovery. Histological analysis of the resected specimen confirmed pneumatosis coli with no evidence of colonic neoplasia. Although PC can be an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients and considered a benign condition, it can also present as a life-threatening emergency with bowel necrosis and obstruction requiring emergency surgical intervention. Also, when PC mimics malignancy, surgical management is the most appropriate step to ensure that the diagnosis of cancer is not missed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4220578/ /pubmed/25400972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/428989 Text en Copyright © 2014 Teresa Jacob et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jacob, Teresa Paracha, Mohammad Penna, Marta Arul, Dhili Wilson, Jonathan Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title | Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title_full | Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title_fullStr | Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title_short | Pneumatosis Coli Mimicking Colorectal Cancer |
title_sort | pneumatosis coli mimicking colorectal cancer |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/428989 |
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