Portal gas in neonates; is it always surgical? A case report

BACKGROUND: Hepatic portal venous gas in infants is frequently due to late presentation of necrotizing enterocolitis which is considered a relative indicator for surgical intervention. CASE SUMMARY: A preterm baby underwent an umbilical catheter placement and discovered in abdominal radiograph to ha...

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Autor principal: Altokhais, Tariq Ibrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953856
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3804
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Hepatic portal venous gas in infants is frequently due to late presentation of necrotizing enterocolitis which is considered a relative indicator for surgical intervention. CASE SUMMARY: A preterm baby underwent an umbilical catheter placement and discovered in abdominal radiograph to have air in the portal venous system due to malpositioning of the umbilical catheter. CONCLUSION: Hepatic portal venous gas in infants without signs of necrotizing enterocolitis could result from malposition of umbilical venous catheter, and in that case, should be managed medically, with no need for surgical intervention.

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