Indolent evolution of an episode of acute gastroenteritis complicated with portal pneumatosis.
The discovery of gas in the portal system related to indolent clinical settings has increased in recent years due to a growth in the performance of imaging tests. We report the first case of spontaneous resolution of portal pneumatosis due to acute gastroenteritis described in the literature.
Mancebo
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Alvarez-Hornia
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Rodríguez-Peláez
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Ibáñez
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Luyando
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Varela
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000388:Air; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*