Portal Venous Gas

A 72-year-old man presented with an 11-hour history of periumbilical abdominal pain and inability to pass flatus. Computed tomography revealed extensive portal venous gas.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 379; no. 21; p. e37
Main Authors Cui, Ming, Lu, Xin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 22.11.2018
Subjects
Abdomen
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Aged
Case reports
Computed tomography
Embolism, Air - complications
Embolism, Air - diagnostic imaging
Fatal Outcome
Gastrointestinal diseases
Humans
Intestines - blood supply
Intestines - diagnostic imaging
Ischemia
Ischemia - complications
Ischemia - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical diagnosis
Pain
Portal Vein - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 72-year-old man presented with an 11-hour history of periumbilical abdominal pain and inability to pass flatus. Computed tomography revealed extensive portal venous gas.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm1806082