Pneumatosis intestinalis and portal vein gas after blunt abdominal trauma.
The authors report on a 2-year-old boy in whom pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and portal vein gas (PVG) resulted from blunt abdominal trauma after child abuse. The presumed pathophysiology of PI and PVG is mechanical in this setting. Its presence establishes mucosal injury but does not necessarily imply intestinal necrosis.
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Mt Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Dolgin
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Shlasko
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Kim
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005740:Gases