title: Portal and superior mesenteric venous gas with retroperitoneal abscess--CT diagnosis (case report).
abstract: We present a case of portal and superior mesenteric venous gas in a 31-year-old diabetic woman with a left-sided retroperitoneal abscess. Five years prior to admission, patient was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and developed emphysematous pyelonephritis, requiring nephrectomy on the left side. A CT examination showed air distributed throughout the portal venous system and superior mesenteric vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases