Portomesenteric venous gas does not always mean intestinal necrosis: report of a case.
Portomesenteric venous gas is a rare condition most commonly caused by mesenteric ischaemia. Mesenteric ischemia, can be life-threatining and requires immediate surgical intervention with a poor prognosis. During the laparotomy, intestinal necrosis and perforation are most common findings although some patients reveal no surgical pathology. In this report we present a case of portomesenteric venous gas which is secondary to acute intramural intestinal haematoma.
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Savas
S
Yuruker
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Murat
M
Derebey
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Kagan
K
Karabulut
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Ismail Alper
IA
Tarim
Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Selim
S
Nural
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Ilhan
I
Karabicak
Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey.
Necati
N
Ozen
D000368:Aged; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Portomesenteric venous gas, Mesenteric ischemia.