Iatrogenic gastric dilatation: A rare and transient cause of hepatic-portal venous gas

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 669-671

  Bani Hani, Kamal E ^a   Heis, Hussein A ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

CT; Gas; Portal vein; Portal venous air; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH DISTENSION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; GASTRIC DILATATION; HUMANS; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52949131512     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.4.669     Document Type: Article

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