title: Hepatic portal venous gas disappearing within 24 hours.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital, Tokushima.
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niki
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: Michiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Arata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iuchi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atagi
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: 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