Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a Hemodialysis Patient / 대한신장학회지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
;
: 546-550, 2011.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-99728
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.
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Main subject:
Oxygen
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Portal Vein
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Prognosis
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Renal Dialysis
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Dialysis
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Fluid Therapy
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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