Portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis. Rare radiological signs in a rare complication of Meckel’s diverticulum

Portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis. Rare radiological signs in a rare complication of Meckel’s diverticulum

Portal vein gas is an uncommon ominous radiological sign usually harbouring an intra abdominal catastrophe. When accompanied by pneumatosis intestinalis, it is more predictive of bowel ischemia. We present a case presented with both signs, who suffered from a rare complication of Meckel’s diverticul...

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Main Authors: A Izzidien, P Mekhail, M Farag, V Gupta, N Naguib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
portal vein
pneumatosis
meckel
diverticulum
Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/12/hepatobiliary-surgery/portal-venous-gas-and-pneumatosis-intestinalis-rare-radiological-signs-in-a-rare-complication-of-meckel’s-diverticulum/

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