Gas in the portal veins is rare and in most cases is associated with serious diseases and poor clinical outcome. A case of gas in the hepatic-portal veins with gastric dilatation, as shown by CT-scanning for abdominal trauma, is reported. The condition was clinically benign and resolved spontaneously. An abdominal CT scan documented the findings.
Child ; Female ; Gastric Dilatation/*complications/*radiography ; Humans ; Portal Vein/*pathology/*radiography ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed