저자들은 간전이가 동반된 췌장암 환자에게 erlotinib이 포함된 항암화학요법을 시행하였으며, 치료 기간 중 장벽낭상 기종이 발생한 것을 확인하여 보존적 요법으로 치료하였다. 이후 환자는 동일한 요법으로 항암치료를 지속하였으나, 장 벽낭상기종이 재발하지 않은 것을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 더불어 보고하는 바이다.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition characterized by multiple intramural pockets of gas filled cysts in the intestinal wall. PCI is usually found incidentally on an imaging study. Many different causes of PCI have been suggested, including mechanical, pulmonary, and bacterial causes. Treatment is usually conservative, including oxygen and antibiotic therapy. We report on two cases of PCI, without symptoms, in a 62-year-old male and a 72-year-old male. Computed tomography showed numerous, small, round, and air densities on the sigmoid colon. Colonoscopy showed numerous, variable-sized, sessile polypoid, balloon-like distended, and protruding subepithelial masses covered with normal colonic mucosa on the sigmoid colon. We observed that when the cyst was stuck with a needle, the size of the cyst was reduced and showed a flat termination. Therefore, we made a diagnosis of PCI and report on the case with references.