Ultrasound and computed tomography findings of hepatic portal venous gas associated with acute appendicitis in a paediatric patient: A case report.
Takashi FurutaMayu FujiwaraTakahiro MotonagaHironori MatsufujiHiroshi TateishiSoichi NakadaTsutomu KanagawaMasashi UchidaPublished in: Ultrasound (Leeds, England) (2023)
Hepatic portal venous gas is a rare finding associated with appendicitis in children. In addition, point-of-care ultrasound is useful for detecting hepatic portal venous gas in paediatric patients.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- room temperature
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- young adults
- carbon dioxide
- positron emission tomography
- case report
- ultrasound guided
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- patient reported