Naguib N, Gupta V, Farag M, Mekhail P, Izzidien A
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, UK.
J Surg Case Rep. 2010 Dec 1;2010(10):8. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2010.10.8.
Portal vein gas is an uncommon ominous radiological sign usually harbouring an intra abdominal catastrophe. When accompanied by pneumatosis intestinalis, it is more predictive of bowel ischemia. We present a case presented with both signs, who suffered from a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum.