Pneumatosis intestinalis and portal-venous gas: An unusual presentation of acute appendicitis
| Autor: | William C. Torreggiani, DJ Tuite, A.T. Byrne, E. Colhoun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Poor prognosis Unusual case Bowel infarction medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Computed tomography medicine.disease Gastroenterology Appendicitis Internal medicine Acute appendicitis medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology medicine.symptom Presentation (obstetrics) Pneumatosis intestinalis business |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Radiology. 51:B137-B139 |
| ISSN: | 0004-8461 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01848.x |
| Popis: | SUMMARY Pneumatosis Intestinalis in association with portal venous gas is a very rare finding in children and young adults. When present, it is typically associated with bowel infarction and carries a poor prognosis. We present an extremely unusual case where imaging revealed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas in a patient with acute appendicitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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