title: Classic pneumatosis intestinalis and hepatic portal venous gas in setting of severe abdominal aorta atherosclerosis.
abstract: An 86-year-old man with extensive past medical history was referred to Emergency Department for evaluation of dehydration, hyperkalemia and worsening of mental status. In physical examination, abdomen was distended and tender with no bowel sounds. Abdominal computed tomographic imaging revealed pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) in presence of severe atherosclerotic calcification of abdominal aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA;
authors.forename: Khashayar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khosraviani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA;
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guelfguat
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Nariman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nezami
keywords: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI); abdominal aorta; acute abdomen; atherosclerosis; hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG)