title: Hepatic portal venous gas. Imaging modalities and clinical significance.
abstract: In a prospective investigation the sensitivity of conventional radiography, sonography, color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and CT in the detection of hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) was compared in 7 patients with different diagnoses. For the identification of HPVG sonography, CDFI and CT have a higher sensitivity than conventional radiography. CT, however, was the most suitable method to identify the underlying cause of HPVG. Patients with iatrogenic HPVG as a result of diagnostic or therapeutic intervention had a good prognosis. In contrast, in all cases with a sudden appearance of HPVG and a noniatrogenic cause, exitus ensued within 1 week.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haag
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color