Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Disappearing within 24 Hours

Miyako NIKI; Ichiro SHIMIZU; Takahiro HORIE; Michiyo OKAZAKI; Tatsuhiko SHIRAISHI; Hisashi TAKEUCHI; Soichiro FUJIWARA; Masahiko MURATA; Koji YAMAMOTO; Arata IUCHI; Yoshio ATAGI; Susumu ITO

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.41.950

Miyako NIKI, Ichiro SHIMIZU, Takahiro HORIE, Michiyo OKAZAKI, Tatsuhiko SHIRAISHI, Hisashi TAKEUCHI, Soichiro FUJIWARA, Masahiko MURATA, Koji YAMAMOTO, Arata IUCHI, Yoshio ATAGI, Susumu ITO

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Miyako NIKI
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Ichiro SHIMIZU
The Second Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
Takahiro HORIE
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Michiyo OKAZAKI
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Tatsuhiko SHIRAISHI
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Hisashi TAKEUCHI
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Soichiro FUJIWARA
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Masahiko MURATA
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Koji YAMAMOTO
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Arata IUCHI
The Department of Internal Medicine, Miyoshi Prefectural Hospital
Yoshio ATAGI
Atagi Physical Clinic
Susumu ITO
The Second Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine

Keywords: hepatic portal venous gas, 24 hours, ileitis

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2002 Volume 41 Issue 11 Pages 950-952

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.41.950

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Abstract

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) was detected by CT in a 64-year-old woman who suddenly complained of lower abdominal pain. However, the abdominal symptoms disappeared rapidly, and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy indicated only terminal ileitis. Conservative treatment alone was performed, and HPVG completely disappeared approximately 18 hours later. The use of CT proved to be useful for following the course of HPVG.
(Internal Medicine 41: 950-952, 2002)

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