Mucosal pseudolipomatosis: an air pressure-related colonoscopy complication.
Mucosal pseudolipomatosis is a recently described colonoscopic finding, most likely caused by intramucosal air. We describe four asymptomatic patients with this lesion which completely resolved 3 weeks later on repeat colonoscopy. This is a benign, transient lesion with distinct endoscopic and histologic findings. The similarity between mucosal pseudolipomatosis and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is supportive of the mechanical theory for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.
Waring
J P
JP
Department of Gastroenterology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85012.
Manne
R K
RK
Wadas
D D
DD
Sanowski
R A
RA
D000388:Air; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000473:pathology