title: [Portal venous gas and necrotizing enterocolitis. Apropos of a case diagnosed by x-ray computed tomography].
abstract: Hepatic portal vein gas is defined as the presence of gas in the portal system. Its presence is exceptional in adults and indicates severe disease. The prognosis depends on the cause of the pathology and not on the portal vein gas itself. We report the case of a patient with acute abdominal pain associated with vascular and neurological symptoms; abdominal C.T. scan revealed hepatic portal vein gas and supported the diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Général, Aix-en-Provence.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abignoly-Patard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiegel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maillet
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases
vernacular_title: Aéroportie et entérocolite nécrosante. A propos d'un cas diagnostiqué par le scanner.