Finding hepatic portal venous gas in an adult patient: its significance.
Portal venous gas is a well-established radiological finding in neonates. With the advancement in diagnostic imaging, more cases are being reported in adults. We present a 55-year-old man with radiological findings of both portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis secondary to ischaemic necrotising enterocolitis, with subsequent fatality. The significance of finding portal venous gas and its possible aetiology is discussed.
Gan
H N
HN
Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889.
Tan
K Y
KY
Chong
C K
CK
Tay
K H
KH
D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography