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The American surgeon · Sep 1988
Case ReportsPortal vein air embolization after blunt abdominal trauma.
- J N Vauthey and C C Matthews.
- Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.
- Am Surg. 1988 Sep 1;54(9):586-8.
AbstractGas in the portal veins is a rare, and usually fatal, condition. This case report describes a patient with air embolization of the portal veins secondary to blunt trauma. The condition was clinically benign and resolved spontaneously. Computed tomography documented the findings.
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