- Eurasian Journal of Critical Care
- Volume:2 Issue:3
- Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in Emergency Department: A Case Report
Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in Emergency Department: A Case Report
Authors : Abdullah ALGIN, Serdar ÖZDEMİR, Hatice Şeyma AKÇA, Mehmet ERDOĞAN
Pages : 246-248
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Publication Date : 2020-12-15
Article Type : Other Papers
Abstract :Hepatic portal venous gas is a rare condition. It can be caused by mesenteric ischemia, blunt abdominal trauma, bowel obstruction and intra-abdominal infections. A 73-year-old man had vomiting for 15 days and severe abdominal pain for 2 days. Abdominal examination showed widespread tenderness and defense. Computed tomography showed gas images in the portal and mesenteric veins insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(porto-mesenteric venous gas);, wall thickening in all intestinal loops and intramural gas image in the intestinal wall insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pneumotosis intestinalis);. The patient who had a high surgical risk died after the operation. In this article, we aimed to discuss the differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of HPVG in patients with current literature.Keywords : Pneumatosis intestinalis, Porto mesenteric venous gas, mesenteric ischemia, case report
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