Presence of air in the hepatic portal system in association with umbilical venous catheter malposition

Radiologia Brasileira

Beatriz Regina Alvares¹  Mônica Carvalho Sanchez Stopiglia¹  Maria Aparecida Mezzacappa¹ 

关键词: Umbilical venous catheter;    Newborn;    Portal air;    Necrotizing enterocolitis;    Radiological study;    Cateter umbilical venoso;    Recém-nascido;    Ar portal;    Enterocolite necrosante;    Exame radiológico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-39842014000100015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors report a case of umbilical venous catheter malposition with air in the portal venous system in a preterm neonate. Initially, the hypothesis of necrotizing enterocolitis was considered, but the newborn progressed with no finding of disease and the air disappeared at follow-up radiography. The differential diagnosis of such a finding can avoid unnecessary clinical treatments.

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