| Literature DB >> 34189669 |
N Zorzetti1, A Lauro2, A Ruffato3, V D'Andrea2, L Ferruzzi3, N Antonacci3, R M Tranchino3.
Abstract
We report the case of a 87-year-old woman admitted to our Emergency Department for mild abdominal pain associated with vomiting. An abdominal X-ray showed gas present in the portal venules of the left hepatic lobe, a finding associated with numerous surgical and medical conditions. The patient was successfully managed with conservative treatment. Isolated intrahepatic gas is a rare radiologic finding; emergency surgery should be performed only when there are signs of associated acute intestinal infarction.Entities:
Keywords: Emergency surgery; Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG); Intestinal ischemia; Intrahepatic pneumatosis; Superior mesenteric artery embolism
Year: 2021 PMID: 34189669 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07126-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199