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A rare occurrence of hepatic portal venous gas in a patient with chemotherapy-induced enterocolitis: the rise of benign aetiologies

Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is often viewed as an ominous imaging finding with a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. We recently encountered a case of HPVG in a patient with advanced metastatic prostate cancer previously treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A laparotomy was perform...

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Autores principales: Tan, Elizabeth W., Smith, Mark D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26362212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv114