Classic pneumatosis intestinalis and hepatic portal venous gas in setting of severe abdominal aorta atherosclerosis

Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Mark Guelfguat¹  Nariman Nezami²  Khashayar Khosraviani³ 

[1] Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA;;The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA;

关键词: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI);    hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG);    abdominal aorta;    atherosclerosis;    acute abdomen;   

DOI  :  10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2013.11.01

学科分类：外科医学

来源: AME Publications

【 摘 要 】

An 86-year-old man with extensive past medical history was referred to Emergency Department for evaluation of dehydration, hyperkalemia and worsening of mental status. In physical examination, abdomen was distended and tender with no bowel sounds. Abdominal computed tomographic imaging revealed pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) in presence of severe atherosclerotic calcification of abdominal aorta.

【 授权许可】

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