Portal venous gas | Radiology Reference Article …
Portal venous gas is the accumulation of gas in the portal vein and its branches. It needs to be distinguished from pneumobilia, although this is usually not too problematic when associated findings are taken into account along with the pattern of gas (i.e. peripheral in portal venous gas, central in pneumobilia).
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/portal-venous-gas
Portal vein gas in emergency surgery | World Journal of …
Portal vein gas is a radiological sign of underlying pathology mostly related to the gastrointestinal tract [ 5 ]. The presentation is that of primary disease and in the majority of patients is characterised by acute onset of abdominal pain and carries relatively high morbidity and mortality despite modern surgical and medical management.
https://wjes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1749-7922-3-21
Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: The ABCs of Management …
Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) was first described in abdominal plain radiographs in 1955 by Wolfe and Evans 1 in 6 neonates who died secondary to necrotic bowels, followed by reports of HPVG in 5 adults who died 2,3 and the first reported survivor in 1965. 4 Liebman and colleagues 5 analyzed all cases of HPVG reported in the literature by 1978 and found an oft-cited mortality rate of 75% …
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/405097
Differential Diagnosis of Portal Venous Gas
Inflammatory changes in the right lower quadrant concerning for ruptured appendicitis with approximately 9 cm abscess. Gas in the liver likely representing portal venous gas which can be seen in the setting of appendicitis vs less likely secondary to bowel ischemia. Differentiation between Portal Venous Gas and Pneumobilia
Portomesenteric Vein Gas: Pathologic Mechanisms, CT …
Portomesenteric vein gas is a rare condition whose pathogenesis is not fully understood. Portomesenteric vein gas is most commonly caused by mesenteric ischemia but may have a variety of other caus… Portomesenteric vein gas is a rare condition whose pathogenesis is not fully understood.
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiographics.20.5.g00se011213
Gas Embolism Caused by Portal Vein Gas: Case Report and …
Portal vein gas (PVG) was first described in children by Wolfe and Evans in 1955 and in adults by Susman and Senturia in 1960.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075153/
Conservative approach to Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: A case …
Hepatic Portal Venous Gas (HPVG) is a rare pathological condition associated with several acute abdominal pathologies. It may be considered as a nonspecific sign of a significant abdominal disease, ranging from benign conditions to potentially lethal diseases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198848/
SONOWORLD : Hepatic portal venous gas
Hepatic portal venous gas can be an ominous prognostic sign or can be associated with benign causes. Iatrogenic hepatic portal venous gas can be the result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Procedures which can cause hepatic portal venous gas include colonoscopy, liver transplantation and umbilical vein catheterization. In these cases …
https://sonoworld.com/CaseDetails/Transient_hepatic_portal_venous_gas_in_a_patient_with_small_bowel_dilatation.aspx?CaseId=473
Portal vein – Wikipedia
The portal vein or hepatic portal vein (HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_vein