A woman with an abdomen filled with gas
Van Bruggen, F.H.; van den Berg, M.; van der Kleij, F.G.H.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 156(47): A4378
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 23171557 Document Number: 657707
A 73-year-old woman diagnosed with colon carcinoma underwent right hemicolectomy. Postoperatively, she developed hypotension, fever, diarrhea and haematemesis. Gastroduodenoscopy revealed ischemia of the gastric mucosa. A CT abdomen showed gas in the superior mesenteric vein and the portal system. Hepatic venous portal gas is a rare finding, often caused by bowel ischaemia.