Portal vein gas in emergency surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Portal vein gas is an ominous radiological sign, which indicates a serious gastrointestinal problem in the majority of patients. Many causes have been identified and the most important was bowel ischemia and mesenteric vascular accid...

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Main Authors: Mahmood Hind, Hussain Abdulzahra, El-Hasani Shamsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/21