Successful treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis as a complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case report.

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 70-year-old Japanese man with granulomatosis with polyangiitis who developed pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis and was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

A 70-year-old Japanese man with granulomatosis with polyangiitis presented with severe back pain and was diagnosed with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis. He underwent 13 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and was successfully discharged from the hospital without complications.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports on a case from Japan.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population and require further validation through larger studies.