Portal venous gas in intestinal malrotation with mild midgut volvulus

Abstract Background Portal venous gas has been considered as a radiological sign requiring urgent operative intervention; however, the reports concerning portal venous gas associated with favorable outcome are recently increasing. Case presentation We describe a 9-month-old boy with acute onset high...

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Main Authors: Ryuichiro Hirose, Hiroki Kai, Kaori Inatomi, Tsuyoshi Iwanaka, Naomi Morishima, Momotoshi Ikeda, Reiko Masaki, Akinori Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0700-z