Portomesenteric Venous System Gas after CT Colonography : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Beomonte Zobel, Bruno
Di Giampietro, Ilenia
Polacco, Matteo
Sansoni, Ilaria
Piccolo, Claudia Lucia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Portomesenteric vein gas can occur owing to a variety of interraleted factors such as loss of mucosal integrity and intraluminal overpressure, and the most common and serious cause is bowel ischemia, which requires urgent laparotomy.
Nevertheless, when portal venous gas is caused by nonischemic causes, surgery is not required and it can be treated conservatively.
So, its features should be carefully evaluated at CT scan, together with clinical findings.
The authors report a case of an old male with portomesenteric venous system gas after CT colonography, without evidence of pneumatosis intestinalis or colonic perforation.
A CT scan without enema was required after 24 hours in absence of worsened patient conditions, revealing the disappearance of gas in mesenteric vein and in the portal venous system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sansoni, Ilaria& Piccolo, Claudia Lucia& Di Giampietro, Ilenia& Polacco, Matteo& Beomonte Zobel, Bruno. 2012. Portomesenteric Venous System Gas after CT Colonography : A Case Report. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sansoni, Ilaria…[et al.]. Portomesenteric Venous System Gas after CT Colonography : A Case Report. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sansoni, Ilaria& Piccolo, Claudia Lucia& Di Giampietro, Ilenia& Polacco, Matteo& Beomonte Zobel, Bruno. Portomesenteric Venous System Gas after CT Colonography : A Case Report. Case Reports in Radiology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470870
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470870