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Portal venous gas due to a hydrogen peroxide colic enema
El Hachemi M. , Couvreur T. , Meunier P.
Rev Med Liege 2011, 66(4),179-182Abstract : Portal venous gas is a worrying radiological sign that was described for the first time in 1955 among newborn children suffering from necrotizing enterocolitis. It was often related to mesenteric ischemia which mortality remains very high. Now, as radiological explorations increase, portal venous gas is more and more described in less pejorative contexts, such as hydrogen peroxide intoxication. It is what happened to our patient who underwent a hydrogen peroxide colic enema followed by a major and transient portal venous gas onset. This solved quickly and spontaneously.
