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01-11-2007 | Case Report

Intermittent hepatic portal vein gas complicating diverticulitis—a case report and literature review

Authors: Franz Sellner, Babak Sobhian, Martina Baur, Stephanie Sellner, Barbara Horvath, Margit Mostegel, Josef Karner, Stefan Staettner

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 11/2007

Abstract

Case report

This report describes a case of intermittent hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) because of colonic diverticulitis in a 48-year-old man, who was successfully treated by surgery.

Conclusion

Based on an extensive literature search, which produced 21 observations, the etiology, symptoms, imaging features, clinical significance, treatment strategy, and outcome of HPVG because of colonic diverticulitis are evaluated: While observations with an underlying intramesocolic abscess carry a favorable prognosis, the prognosis of observations because of septic thrombophlebitis with gas forming germs is poor.

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Title: Intermittent hepatic portal vein gas complicating diverticulitis—a case report and literature review
Authors: Franz Sellner
Babak Sobhian
Martina Baur
Stephanie Sellner
Barbara Horvath
Margit Mostegel
Josef Karner
Stefan Staettner
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-007-0346-3

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Intermittent hepatic portal vein gas complicating diverticulitis—a case report and literature review

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Conclusion

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