Potential Indicators of Intestinal Necrosis in Portal Venous Gas: A Case Report of an 82-Year-Old Woman on Long-Term Hemodialysis with Ascites and Pneumatosis Coli

Yoshio Hisata; Naoko E. Katsuki; Masaki Tago; Tomoyo Nishi; Tomotaro Nakashima; Yoshimasa Oda; Shu-ichi Yamashita

doi:10.12659/AJCR.942966

18 April 2024 : Case report Japan

Potential Indicators of Intestinal Necrosis in Portal Venous Gas: A Case Report of an 82-Year-Old Woman on Long-Term Hemodialysis with Ascites and Pneumatosis Coli

Management of emergency care

Yoshio Hisata^12AEF, Naoko E. Katsuki^1AEF, Masaki Tago^1AEG*, Tomoyo Nishi^1E, Tomotaro Nakashima^1E, Yoshimasa Oda^13E, Shu-ichi Yamashita^1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942966

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942966

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Figure 1. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography findings associated with the patient’s first episode of abdominal pain. (A) Low-density areas with air density in the portal veins can be observed in the left hepatic lobe and peripheral portion of the right anterior lobe (arrowheads). (B) Low-density areas in the intestinal wall exhibit bubble-like formations (arrows). (C) An enlarged view of a portion of Figure B (arrows) shows the bubble-like appearance in greater detail.

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Potential Indicators of Intestinal Necrosis in Portal Venous Gas: A Case Report of an 82-Year-Old Woman on Long-Term Hemodialysis with Ascites and Pneumatosis Coli

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