Benign hepatic portal venous gas following caustic ingestion.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 12522605.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Hepatic portal vein gas has been documented in numerous conditions and is traditionally regarded as a poor prognostic sign. There are, however, several reports of portal vein gas with a benign course. We report the first case of transient hepatic portal vein gas secondary to the ingestion of a caustic substance. The literature of hepatic portal vein gas in benign disease is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Caustics
- Embolism, Air
- Hepatic Veins
- Portal Vein