Introduction Mesenteric ischemia can be either acute or chronic. The acute variant is a life-threatening disease of sudden onset and has several distinctly different causes. Most patients who are diagnosed with acute visceral ischemia have progressed to the point of…
Introduction Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts occur under the serosa or mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. PCI is uncommon but increasingly is being recognized and reported. PCI was described by Du Vernoi in…
Introduction Solitary ulcer of the cecum was first described by Cruveilhier in 1832. The subject of cecal ulcers is confusing and complicated because they are uncommon and have multiple causes. A variety of terms, including solitary cecal ulcer, acute cecal…