title: Portomesenteric vein gas and pneumatosis intestinalis--a rare complication after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in oesophageal cancer.
abstract: Portomesenteric vein gas and pneumatosis intestinalis is most commonly caused by mesenteric ischemia and bowel necrosis but may have a variety of other causes. The etiology is multifactorial and the clinical presentation is variable. The diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical suspicion and radiographic findings. The finding of hepatic portal venous gas alone is not an indication for emergent exploration. We report portomesenteric venous gas as a rare complication after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of the oesophageal cancer (Fig. 3, Ref. 12).
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Department of Surgical Oncology, Bratislava, Slovakia. robert.duchon@nou.sk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duchon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pindak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sucha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernadic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dolnik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pechan
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D005740:Gases