A rare case of transient portal venous gas

Hepatic portal venous gas, while a rare finding with a classically poor prognosis, is not always fatal. Mortality varies depending on the underlying etiology; bowel ischemia carries the highest mortality rate. Other etiologies include gastrointestinal obstruction, gastric ulcer, infectious processes...

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Main Authors: Ufara Zuwasti, MD, MSc, Ankita Shashidhar, MD, Christopher Haas, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332030426X