Abstract
A 74-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with pseudolipomatosis of the cecum and ascending colon. Colonoscopy was performed, which revealed the presence of slightly elevated white lesions, while a magnifying observation showed microbubbles within the mucosa. A month after colonoscopy, the patient was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis. Although the exact pathogenesis is unclear, pneumatosis intestinalis may arise secondary to pseudolipomatosis. This case also indicates that a magnifying observation during colonoscopy may aid in the diagnosis of pseudolipomatosis of the large intestine, since it shows microbubbles within the mucosa, which may be a distinctive feature reflecting the pathology of this disease.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2501-2504 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Colonoscopy
- Giant cell arteritis
- Pneumatosis intestinalis
- Pseudolipomatosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
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Pseudolipomatosis of the colon and cecum followed by pneumatosis intestinalis. / Iwamuro, Masaya; Tanaka, Takehiro; Kawabata, Tomoko; Sugihara, Yuusaku; Harada, Keita; Hiraoka, Sakiko; Okada, Hiroyuki.
In: Internal Medicine, Vol. 57, No. 17, 01.01.2018, p. 2501-2504.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Pseudolipomatosis of the colon and cecum followed by pneumatosis intestinalis
AU - Iwamuro, Masaya
AU - Tanaka, Takehiro
AU - Kawabata, Tomoko
AU - Sugihara, Yuusaku
AU - Harada, Keita
AU - Hiraoka, Sakiko
AU - Okada, Hiroyuki
PY - 2018/1/1
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N2 - A 74-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with pseudolipomatosis of the cecum and ascending colon. Colonoscopy was performed, which revealed the presence of slightly elevated white lesions, while a magnifying observation showed microbubbles within the mucosa. A month after colonoscopy, the patient was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis. Although the exact pathogenesis is unclear, pneumatosis intestinalis may arise secondary to pseudolipomatosis. This case also indicates that a magnifying observation during colonoscopy may aid in the diagnosis of pseudolipomatosis of the large intestine, since it shows microbubbles within the mucosa, which may be a distinctive feature reflecting the pathology of this disease.
AB - A 74-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with pseudolipomatosis of the cecum and ascending colon. Colonoscopy was performed, which revealed the presence of slightly elevated white lesions, while a magnifying observation showed microbubbles within the mucosa. A month after colonoscopy, the patient was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis. Although the exact pathogenesis is unclear, pneumatosis intestinalis may arise secondary to pseudolipomatosis. This case also indicates that a magnifying observation during colonoscopy may aid in the diagnosis of pseudolipomatosis of the large intestine, since it shows microbubbles within the mucosa, which may be a distinctive feature reflecting the pathology of this disease.
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