Iatrogenic Hepatic Pneumovenogram

Table 1

Important causes of hepatic portal venous gas in critically ill patients.

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Bowel wall ischemia

Intra-abdominal abscess

Septic thrombophlebitis

Suppurative cholangitis

Diverticulitis

Pancreatitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Inflammatory bowel disease

Intestinal obstruction

Paralytic ileus

Abdominal trauma (penetrating or blunt)

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