Hepatic portal vein gas as a complication of cryotherapy

Authors: Alfredson, M. J.; Brooks, A. J.; Talbot, M. L.; Morris, D. L.

Source: Hpb, Volume 7, Number 2, June 2005 , pp. 159-160(2)

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Abstract:

Background. Hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG) is a radiological finding normally associated with life-threatening conditions such as mesenteric ischaemia and necrotising enterocolitis in infants. Its presence has previously been associated with a high mortality rate. As a result of more sensitive imaging modalities the spectrum of conditions for which portal vein gas is detected has broadened. We present a patient who developed HPVG as a complication of cryotherapy. The association between portal vein gas and cryotherapy has not previously been described in well over one thousand patients with hepatic cryotherapy reported in the literature.

Keywords: Hepatic portal vein gas; cryotherapy; cryosurgery

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13651820410016679

Affiliations: 1: UNSW Department of Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Publication date: 2005-06-01

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