Apr 14, 2024 · Portal venous gas, also known as pneumatosis portalis, is the accumulation of gas in the portal vein and its branches. It needs to be distinguished from pneumobilia, although this …

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG), an ominous radiologic sign, is associated in some cases with a severe underlying abdominal disease requiring urgent operative intervention. HPVG has …

Oct 12, 2023 · In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of portal venous gas, its causes, symptoms, and the vital role of imaging in its diagnosis. What Is Portal Venous Gas? Portal …

Oct 28, 2023 · Pneumobilia and portal venous gas are two causes of an intrahepatic branching gas pattern. The two have different causes and implications and need to be distinguished on …

Air in the liver can be either in the portal venous system or the hepato-biliary tree and seems to be more common than realised. We present a case of air in the portal venous system and review …

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare condition that occurs when intraluminal gas and/or gas produced by intestinal bacteria enters the portal venous circulation. The most common …

Axial (A) and coronal (B) views of contrast-enhanced computed tomographic images of the liver with extensive hepatic portal venous gas (arrows). Hepatic portal venous gas in a patient with …

Mar 19, 2017 · Portal venous air is an ominous sign that could be suggestive of an acute intra-abdominal catastrophe requiring prompt surgical intervention, or it could be rapidly fatal. The …

Portal venous gas can occur in a variety of conditions including mesenteric ischemia, ileus and obstruction, perforated peptic ulcer, IBD, necrotic colon cancer, and intrabdominal sepsis (from …

In the third case the association between HPVG and air in the vena cava was observed in a fulminant sepsis and was attributed to a gas-forming organism causing portal and systemic …