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Showering gas bubbles within the inferior vena cava detected sonographically can unmask a hidden infection: a case report of a rare presentation in a patient with emphysematous cystitis

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We present a case of incidentally discovered gas bubbles flowing within the inferior vena cava during a routine abdominal sonographic examination, that subsequently unmasked a previously undiagnosed emphysematous cystitis.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan

    Naser Obeidat, Mamoon H. Al-Omari & Batool Shwayyat

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Obeidat, N., Al-Omari, M.H. & Shwayyat, B. Showering gas bubbles within the inferior vena cava detected sonographically can unmask a hidden infection: a case report of a rare presentation in a patient with emphysematous cystitis. J Ultrasound 26, 535–537 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4

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