Hepatic portal venous gas disappearing within 24 hours.
Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) was detected by CT in a 64-year-old woman who suddenly complained of lower abdominal pain. However, the abdominal symptoms disappeared rapidly, and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy indicated only terminal ileitis. Conservative treatment alone was performed, and HPVG completely disappeared approximately 18 hours later. The use of CT proved to be useful for following the course of HPVG.
Niki
Miyako
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital, Tokushima.
Shimizu
Ichiro
I
Horie
Takahiro
T
Okazaki
Michiyo
M
Shiraishi
Tatsuhiko
T
Takeuchi
Hisashi
H
Fujiwara
Soichiro
S
Murata
Masahiko
M
Yamamoto
Koji
K
Iuchi
Arata
A
Atagi
Yoshio
Y
Ito
Susumu
S
D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed