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Pneumatosis intestinalis and portal-venous gas: an unusual presentation of acute appendicitis.

Tuite DJ, Byrne A, Colhoun E, Torreggiani WC

Department of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospitals, Incorporating The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.

Pneumatosis Intestinalis in association with portal venous gas is a very rare finding in children and young adults. When present, it is typically associated with bowel infarction and carries a poor prognosis. We present an extremely unusual case where imaging revealed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas in a patient with acute appendicitis.

Published 18 September 2007 in Australas Radiol, 51: B137-9.
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