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Hepatic portal venous gas in a patient with intestinal necrosis |
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| Authors: | Andy Siswojo Benno U Ihle |
| Institution: | Intensive Care Unit, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Abstract: | This report describes a case of hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) in a patient with intestinal ischaemia and necrosis resulting from an obstructing lesion in the sigmoid colon. CT images demonstrating a large amount of HPVG are presented. |
| Keywords: | computed tomography hepatic portal venous gas intestinal ischaemia intestinal necrosis portal vein |