title: A case of portomesenteric venous gas detected on computed tomography.
abstract: Portomesenteric vein gas is a rare condition, which pathogenesis is not completly understood. One of causes is e.g. mesenteric ischemia. Pathogenesis of this condition are: intraabdominal sepsis, interventional procedures, liver transplantation, Crohn disease and trauma. In 15% of causes its idiopathic. Hepatic portal venous gas predict high risk of mortality (>50%). An advanced radiology techniques such as computed tomography can be helpful in recognizing of this pathology stage. We want to report a case of 83-year-old man with acute abdominal pain after cardiovascular procedure, with portomesenteric vein gas and bowel pneumatosis detected on computed tomography.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sierocka
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalbarczyk
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pawlus
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sulikowski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome