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Pneumatosis Intestinalis, Mesenteric Venous Gas and Portal Venous Gas

Author(s) -

Jeroen Heemskerk,

Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

digestive surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1421-9983

pISSN - 0253-4886

DOI - 10.1159/000121446

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumatosis intestinalis , portal venous system , portal venous pressure , radiology , gastroenterology , portal hypertension , cirrhosis

showed elevated inflammatory parameters and metabolic acidosis. Since he progressively developed hypotension, tachycardia and dyspnea, a severe cause for his condition was suspected and an urgent contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan was performed. This reA 68-year-old male patient was treated in our hospital for rectal cancer by a low anterior resection. While recovering, he complained of sudden-onset abdominal pain on the 14th postoperative day. At physical examination the abdomen was tender, and laboratory findings Published online: March 21, 2008

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