title: Detection of portal venous gas on sonography, but not on CT.
abstract: We report three cases of portal venous gas detected on sonography without any portal abnormality on CT. In such a situation portal gas could correspond to a tiny amount of intraluminal gas after blunt abdominal trauma or, in contrast, to large or very large quantities of high blood-solubility gases in case of septicemia. Outcome was favorable in all three cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Archet II, 151 route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice, France. chevallier.p@chu-nice.fr
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peten
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Souci
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: Joel Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D005740:Gases