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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;87(3):198-199.
Epub 2018 Oct 1.

PNEUMOBILIA VERSUS PORTAL VENOUS GAS IN BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

K McGarry  1 , D McGrogan  1 , J S Gillespie  2 , B Clements  1
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Case Reports

PNEUMOBILIA VERSUS PORTAL VENOUS GAS IN BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

K McGarry et al. Ulster Med J. 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: blunt trauma; pneumobilia; portal venous gas.

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Fig 1.
Gas in liver initially described as pneumobilia reported on review of images as portal venous gas, given peripheral distribution away from the main biliary tree.
Fig 2.
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Incidental finding of gas within stomach wall
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