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Hepatic Portal Venous Gas

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Journal Clin Case Rep
Date 2015 Jul 18
PMID 26185666
Citations 2
Authors
Wai Cheong Soon
Kevin Yifei Liu
Dominic Blunt
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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.

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