A Case of Portomesenteric Venous Gas Detected on Computed Tomography
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Surgery - Year 2013, Vol 85, Issue 9
Abstract
Portomesenteric vein gas is a rare condition, which patogenesis is not completly understood. One of causes is e.g. mesenteric ischemia. Patogenesis of this condition are: intraabdominal sepsis, interventional procedures, liver transplantation, Crohn disease and trauma. In 15% of causes its idiopatic. Hepatic portal venous gas predict high risk of mortality (>50%). An advanced radiology techniques such as computed tomography can be helpfull in recognizing of this pathology stage. We want to report a case of 83-year-old man with acute abdominal pain after cardiovascular procedure, with portomesenteric vein gas and bowel pneumatosis detected on computed tomography.
Authors and Affiliations
Anita Sierocka, Katarzyna Kalbarczyk, Jan Pawlus, Tadeusz Sulikowski, Marek Ostrowski
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