Gas in the portal and inferior mesenteric veins caused by diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. Report of a case with survival.
Colonic diverticulitis can produce gas in the portal and inferior mesenteric veins. Such an occurrence is usually associated with massive bowel necrosis and carries a grave prognosis. The authors report a case in which the patient survived.
D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology