Open AccessA case of hepatic portal venous gas that resolved with conservative treatment
Author(s) -
Kogo Hideki,
Takasaki Hideaki,
Sakata Yoshinori,
Nakamura Yoshiharu,
Yoshida Hiroshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3534
Subject(s) - medicine , conservative treatment , hepatic portal vein , computed tomography , portal venous pressure , radiology , surgery , portal vein , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a potentially fatal condition. If vital signs are normal and laboratory data are not suggestive of any necrotic changes, a follow‐up computed tomography after a conservative procedure can be performed at short intervals to conservatively monitor the patient.