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(A-D) Abdominal CT scan arterial-phase (sagittal and coronal view, 3D rendering) demonstrating extensive gas within the superior mesenteric vein, the portal venous system and its intrahepatic branches ("pneumoportogram").
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On postoperative day 9 a contrast-enhanced CT was performed that revealed massive gas within the superior mesenteric vein, the portal venous system and its intrahepatic branches ("pneumoportogram") (Fig. 1).
(A and B) Abdominal CT scan (sagittal and coronal view), performed seven days later shows total absence of gas within the portal derivations both extra- and intra-hepatic.
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A new CT scan performed seven days later showed complete resolution, with total absence of gas within the portal derivations both extra- and intra-hepatic (Fig. 2).