PMC5445907_01
Adbominal ultrasound in a 4-month-old boy shows small hyperechogenic reflections branching in the liver parenchyma.
poljradiol-82-275-g001.jpg
PMC5445907_01_poljradiol-82-275-g001.jpg
f1-poljradiol-82-275
In each case an abdominal ultrasound was performed that revealed hyperechogenic air bubbles in the portal vein and a number of hyperechogenic foci in the liver parenchyma (Figures 1-3).
Follow-up abdominal US examination in a 5-month-old girl after NEC and a partial small bowel resection performed in the third month of age. The US image shows small gas bubbles in the liver parenchyma and in the branches of the portal vein.
poljradiol-82-275-g002.jpg
PMC5445907_01_poljradiol-82-275-g002.jpg
f2-poljradiol-82-275
In each case an abdominal ultrasound was performed that revealed hyperechogenic air bubbles in the portal vein and a number of hyperechogenic foci in the liver parenchyma (Figures 1-3).
US scan of a 2-month-old boy with a suspicion of a metabolic disease of the liver.
poljradiol-82-275-g003.jpg
PMC5445907_01_poljradiol-82-275-g003.jpg
f3-poljradiol-82-275
In each case an abdominal ultrasound was performed that revealed hyperechogenic air bubbles in the portal vein and a number of hyperechogenic foci in the liver parenchyma (Figures 1-3).
The same patient as in Figure 3. Abdominal radiograph shows no signs of HPVG.
poljradiol-82-275-g004.jpg
PMC5445907_01_poljradiol-82-275-g004.jpg
f4-poljradiol-82-275
In 5 patients, an abdominal radiograph was performed on the same day as ultrasound examination, as ordered by a surgeon, which did not reveal any signs of HPVG (Figure 4).
PMC5445907_02