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Detection of portal venous gas on sonography, but not on CT

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We report three cases of portal venous gas detected on sonography without any portal abnormality on CT. In such a situation portal gas could correspond to a tiny amount of intraluminal gas after blunt abdominal trauma or, in contrast, to large or very large quantities of high blood-solubility gases in case of septicemia. Outcome was favorable in all three cases.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Archet II, 151 route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice, France, France

    Patrick Chevallier, Johanna Souci, Yves Chau, Bernard Padovani & Jean Bruneton

  2. Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Archet II, 151 route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice, France, France

    Emmanuel Peten

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Chevallier, P., Peten, E., Souci, J. et al. Detection of portal venous gas on sonography, but not on CT. Eur Radiol 12, 1175–1178 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-001-1144-x

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