Finding hepatic portal venous gas in an adult patient: Its significance

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 814-816

  Gan, H N ^a   Tan, Kok Yang ^a   Chong, C K ^a   Tay, K H ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bowel ischaemia; Computed tomography; Hepatic portal venous gas; Ischaemic necrotising colitis; Pneumatosis intestinalis; Portal venous gas

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EMBOLISM, AIR; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS; PNEUMONIA; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 33748614315     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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