Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a Hemodialysis Patient.
- Author:
Hae Min LEE
1
;
Sung Yeon CHO
;
Yeon Soo LIM
;
Yong Kyun KIM
;
Ho Cheol SONG
;
Euy Jin CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. drkimyk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumatosis intestinalis;
Portal vein;
Hemodialysis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Dialysis;
Fluid Therapy;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Middle Aged;
Oxygen;
Portal Vein;
Prognosis;
Renal Dialysis
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2011;30(5):546-550
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pneumatosis intestinalis is an uncommon but important condition in which gas is found in a linear or cystic form in the submucosa or subserosa of the bowel wall. It occurs in several clinical settings in adults who have a wide variety of underlying disorders that determine prognosis. Especially, hepatic portal venous gas with pneumatosis intestinalis has been rarely described in chronic dialysis patients. We report a case of 53-year-old man with hemodialysis-dependent end stage renal disease who developed a pneumatosis intestinalis accompanied hepatic portal venous gas. This patient was treated conservatively with intravenous antibiotics, fluid therapy, and oxygen supply without surgical approach.
