Multicenter epidemiological survey of pneumatosis intestinalis in Japan

Abstract Background Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare condition characterized by gas collection in the intestinal wall. We aimed to determine the etiology and affected segments associated with complications, treatment, and outcome. Methods We conducted a multicenter epidemiological survey usin...

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Main Authors: Naoki Ohmiya, Ichiro Hirata, Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Toshifumi Morishita, Eiko Saito, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Tadanobu Nagaya, Shinji Nagata, Miyuki Mukae, Koji Sano, Takayoshi Suzuki, Ken-ichi Tarumi, Seiji Shimizu, Kousaku Kawashima, Toshifumi Hibi, Intractable Diseases, the Health and Labour Sciences Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02343-5