Portal venous gas after a failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography attempt in a patient with a large hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report

The cause of hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is variable. Good knowledge of the possible causes, combined with the clinical assessment of the patient and a good quality imaging, is required to correctly identify the underlying cause of HPVG and to best predict the prognosis. The cause of hepatic port...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 1339 - 1343
Main Authors Cassese, Gianluca, Maione, Francesco, Alagia, Mariantonietta, Ambrosio, Luisa, Caruso, Emanuele, Chini, Alessia, Cimmino, Claudio, Nasto, Riccardo Aurelio, Pegoraro, Francesca, Giglio, Mariano Cesare, De Palma, Giovanni Domenico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2021
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Abdomen
Abscesses
Algorithms
Bacteria
Blood tests
Case Report
Case Reports
Endoscopy
ERCP
hepatocellular carcinoma
Ischemia
Laboratories
Liver cancer
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Pathogenesis
Patients
portal vein gas
Surgery
Veins & arteries
endoscopy
ERCP
portal vein gas
hepatocellular carcinoma
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Summary:The cause of hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is variable. Good knowledge of the possible causes, combined with the clinical assessment of the patient and a good quality imaging, is required to correctly identify the underlying cause of HPVG and to best predict the prognosis. The cause of hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is variable. Good knowledge of the possible causes, combined with the clinical assessment of the patient and a good quality imaging, is required to correctly identify the underlying cause of HPVG and to best predict the prognosis.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.3766