title: Portal venous gas in a patient with diverticulitis.
abstract: Gas in the portal vein is a rare finding associated with a grave prognosis. We present a case of portal venous gas in a 34-year-old man with an abscess due to perforated-sigmoid diverticulitis and Escherichia coli sepsis. successfully treated with sigmoid resection and antibiotic therapy.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Haak
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Kooymans-Coutinho
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: von Teeffelen
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Adhin
authors: T H
authors: TH
authors: Falke
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases