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Hepatic portal venous gas: acute deterioration in an elderly patient

A 91-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a 10-day history of constipation and abdominal pain. Abdominal examination was normal and rectal examination showed faecal loading. A phosphate enema was given and the patient was admitted. Overnight, the patient’s GCS dropped from 15/1...

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Autores principales: Bernstein, Brett Sydney, Callan, Rory George, Bernstein, Darryl Ethan, Pampiglione, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29250315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx245