Portal and superior mesenteric venous gas with retroperitoneal abscess--CT diagnosis (case report).
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.
Chang
S G
SG
Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine Seoul, Korea.
Lee
S C
SC
Hong
D H
DH
Chai
S E
SE
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
D005740:Gases