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From: DailyQuestion@...Date: April 7, 2009 7:12:20 AM EDTTo: glennskow@...Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day
The EMedHome Question of the Day is:
What is the significance of the finding of portal venous air on CT imaging?
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The Answer is:
Portal venous air is an ominous finding suggesting bowel ischemia, and is never an incidental finding. This is a late and often preterminal sign of bowel infarction (JEM, InPress, published online 16 March 2009).
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