Hepatic Portal Venous Gas with Pneumatosis Intestinalis

Abstract

Hepatic portal venous gas with pneumatosis intestinalis are radiological clues of intestinal ischemia. Prompt evaluation and a high index of clinical suspicion for the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia are necessary given the high mortality of this condition. We present a case of mesenteric ischemia, radiological clues to diagnosis, and associated mechanisms.




Gastroenterol Res. 2009;2(1):51-53
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/gr2009.01.1258