Gas Embolism Caused by Portal Vein Gas: Case Report and Literature Review

INTRODUCTION: We describe a case of pulmonary gas embolism caused by portal vein gas (PVG) observed using echocardiography. Echography revealed gas flowing through the hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, right atrium, and right ventricle, as well as pulmonary hypertension. The patient was diagnosed as...

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Autores principales: Kamikado, Chiaki, Nagano, Shinjiro, Takumi, Kouji, Senokuchi, Terutoshi, Kubo, Masaaki, Mitsue, Shinji, Fukumoto, Toshitaka, Natugoe, Shouji, Aikou, Takashi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2008
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Published: August 2008
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21490898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000146064

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21490898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000146064

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