Intestinal necrosis cannot be neglected in a patient with hepatic portal vein gas combined with appendicitis: a rare case report and literature review

Abstract Background Hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is a rare acute abdomen, which is not an independent disease. Meanwhile, HPVG combined with appendicitis has been rarely reported. We found only a similar report by looking for literature, but no intestinal necrosis occurred. We report a patient wit...

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Main Authors: Haimin Chen, Qingsong Wu, Hongcai Fang, Bo Liang, Lu Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0478-8