Portal venous gas in a patient with diverticulitis.
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.
Haak
H R
HR
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Kooymans-Coutinho
M F
MF
von Teeffelen
M E
ME
Adhin
S
S
Falke
T H
TH
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*
D005740:Gases