Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in emergencies: clinical management and treatment. 2 case reports

Abstract Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis gives many diagnostic and therapeutic troubles especially when it occurs in patient admitted in an emergency setting. The Authors report two cases of PCI related to patients admitted into the Emergency Department (DEA II) with diagnosis of intestinal perforation, mode according to the radiological findings of free subfrenic air, but not confirmed at physical examination. The Authors discuss the role that imaging and physical examination play in evaluating this kind of patients, considering the etiopathogenetic hypothesis about this rare disorder.