2010
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082010000900009
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Indolent evolution of an episode of acute gastroenteritis complicated with portal pneumatosis

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“…In most cases portal pneumatosis develops with rapid abdominal sepsis and has a high mortality (50-70%). Successful management depends on early diagnosis and prompt treatment [1].…”
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“…In most cases portal pneumatosis develops with rapid abdominal sepsis and has a high mortality (50-70%). Successful management depends on early diagnosis and prompt treatment [1].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This complication has been described in more than 30% of patients treated with drugs that induce DNA damage [5]. Portal pneumatosis, together with the likely presence of necrosis or bowel ischaemia, has a mortality of > 75% [1]. For this reason we adopted an aggressive management plan.…”
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“…(1) describen un caso de Neumatosis Portal (NP) secundario a un episodio de gastroenteritis aguda probablemente debido a la ingesta de comida contaminada y que se resolvió satisfactoriamente con tratamiento conservador (1).…”
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“…Debido a la mayor sensibilidad de la Ultrasonografía y la Tomografía Axial Computarizada para la detección de gas en la pared intestinal (Neumatosis Intestinal) y en el Sistema Portal, se debe realizar un juicio clínico y diagnóstico diferencial exhaustivo, evitando laparotomías innecesarias (1,3); como en el caso referido (1).…”
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“…However, there are other causes such as inflammatory bowel disease, infectious, interventional procedures, trauma, etc, that justify this finding with better prognosis (2,3).…”
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