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 2. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography findings associated with the patient’s second episode of abdominal pain. (A) A low-density area with air density in the portal vein is observed in the left hepatic anterior lobe and anterior segment of the right he patic lobe (arrowhead). (B) A slight amount of ascites is noted in the absence of low-density areas in the intestinal wall and small intestinal distension.

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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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