Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6218244 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present the case of an 8-month-old infant with a small bowel obstruction secondary to an ileocolic intussusception without a pathologic lead point. During pneumatic reduction, the patient went into cardiopulmonary arrest, at which point portal venous gas (PVG) was visualized on radiography. Here we present-to our knowledge-the first reported case of PVG secondary to pneumatic reduction of an intussusception along with a review of the literature regarding known complications of pneumatic reduction and the etiologies of PVG.
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Authors
Mark L. Ryan, Jonathan M. Fields, Juan E. Sola, Holly L. Neville,