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. 2015 Jun;3(6):518-9.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.252. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Hepatic portal venous gas

Wai Cheong Soon  1 , Kevin Yifei Liu  1 , Dominic Blunt  1
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Hepatic portal venous gas

Wai Cheong Soon et al. Clin Case Rep. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Differentiating hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) and pneumobilia on the CT scan can be accomplished by comparing the pattern of intrahepatic air spread. HPVG can be an indicator of significant intra-abdominal pathology and bowel ischaemia is the most common causative etiology for HPVG.

Keywords: Bowel toxicity; Hepatic Portal Venous Gas; Pneumobilia.

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Extensive gas within the portal venous system.
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