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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 4973-4978
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4973
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4973
A systematic analysis of pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis
Li-Li Wu, Yun-Sheng Yang, Yan Dou, Qing-Sen Liu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Genaral Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Wu LL and Yang YS contributed substantially to the conception and design of the data, drafted the paper and approved the version to be published; Wu LL, Dou Y and Liu QS contributed substantially to the analysis and interpretation of the data and approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Yun-Sheng Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Genaral Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Beijing 100853, China. sunny301ddc@126.com
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Received: December 18, 2012
Revised: April 11, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: August 14, 2013
Revised: April 11, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: August 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis (PCI) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the submucosa and/or subserosa of the intestinal wall. PCI is still a poorly understood entity, and nearly all of the studies for PCI are case reports. In this work, we systematically evaluated and demonstrated for the first time the characteristics of PCI patients in China.