https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/ch5183284-deb
INTRODUCTION Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare imaging finding. When HPVG is accompanied with pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), the underlying cause is usually mesenteric ischemia with consequent intestinal necrosis. This combination of clinical conditions is associated with a poor prognosis. In this study, we present the cases of 2 elderly patients with HPVG and PI secondary to mesenteric ischemia. PATIENT CONCERNS In case 1, a 89-year-old male patient was admitted to intensive care unit with respiratory failure, On
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