Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient
Although hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is usually associated with a grave prognosis, favorable outcomes have been reported in some conditions. A rare case demonstrates the transient occurrence of HPVG in a patient with aerophagia when chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurred, and dis...
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| description | Although hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is usually associated with a grave prognosis, favorable outcomes have been reported in some conditions. A rare case demonstrates the transient occurrence of HPVG in a patient with aerophagia when chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurred, and disappearance after symptoms resolved. The patient's recovery was uneventful and he did not suffer from any abdominal catastrophe. These findings may support the mechanical theory for the occurrence of benign HPVG. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-930a0757a43c44e4889577befa3ebd932022-12-22T03:51:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412014-06-0122210610910.1016/j.jmu.2013.10.002Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD PatientMei-Fwa Wong0Wan-Ching Lien1Department of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanAlthough hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is usually associated with a grave prognosis, favorable outcomes have been reported in some conditions. A rare case demonstrates the transient occurrence of HPVG in a patient with aerophagia when chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurred, and disappearance after symptoms resolved. The patient's recovery was uneventful and he did not suffer from any abdominal catastrophe. These findings may support the mechanical theory for the occurrence of benign HPVG.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644113000787chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) |
| spellingShingle | Mei-Fwa Wong Wan-Ching Lien Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient Journal of Medical Ultrasound chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) |
| title | Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient |
| title_full | Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient |
| title_fullStr | Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient |
| title_short | Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a COPD Patient |
| title_sort | hepatic portal venous gas in a copd patient |
| topic | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644113000787 |
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