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Title

A Rare Case Report of Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Associated with Cocaine‑Induced Intestinal Ischemia

Authors

H. Patel
H. Shaaban
Nihar Shah MD, Marshall UniversityFollow
W. Baddoura

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 11-4-2016

Abstract

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare disease entity. It is an ominous finding, usually, associated with intraabdominal ischemic necrosis. It frequently requires emergent surgical intervention. Herein, we present a case of a patient who complained of intense abdominal pain, with radiographic findings of HPVG as a result of cocaine-induced vascular insufficiency. After 5 h of nonoperative and conservative management, the HPVG spontaneously resolved. The patient clinically improved and was discharged home in a stable condition.

Comments

The copy of record is available from the publisher at https://dx.doi.org/10.4103%2F2141-9248.153627. Copyright © Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

doi: 10.4103%2F2141-9248.153627

Recommended Citation

Patel H, Shaaban H, Shah N, Baddoura W. A rare case report of spontaneous resolution of hepatic portal venous gas associated with cocaine-induced intestinal ischemia. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2015;5(2):136-8.