Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis following alpha-glucosidase inhibitor treatment: A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 6087-6092

  Tsujimoto, Tatsuhiro ^a   Shioyama, Erika ^a   Moriya, Kei ^a   Kawaratani, Hideto ^a   Shirai, Yasuyo ^a   Toyohara, Masahisa ^a   Mitoro, Akira ^a   Yamao, Jun Ichi ^a   Fujii, Hisao ^a   Fukui, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha glucosidase inhibitor; Colonoscopy; Diabetes mellitus; Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis; Voglibose

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; VOGLIBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INOSITOL;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; REVIEW;

AGED; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INOSITOL; MALE; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS;

EID: 59849126371     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6087     Document Type: Article

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