Spontaneous portal venous gas in a patient with Crohn's ileocolitis.
In a 70-year-old man with Crohn's ileocolitis who presented with a sudden fever, ultrasound and computed tomographic (CT) examinations showed hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG). Abdominal plain film was normal. The course was benign with medical management. The authors review previous cases of portal vein gas in intestinal inflammatory diseases.
Delamarre
J
J
Department of Radiology A, North Hospital of Amiens, France.
Capron
J P
JP
Dupas
J L
JL
Deschepper
B
B
Jouet-Gondry
C
C
Rudelli
A
A
D000368:Aged; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed