Diverticulitis with Colovenous Fistula and Portal Venous Gas: Report of Two Cases

Two patients with mild abdominal pain and fever were found to have a colovenous fistula by barium enema. Both also showed portal venous gas on plain films of the abdomen. These two bring to six the total number of reported instances of colovenous fistula due to diverticulitis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical gastroenterology 1986-04, Vol.8 (2), p.195-198
Hauptverfasser:	Sonnenshein, Mark A, Cone, Lawrence A, Alexander, Richard M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Colonic Diseases - etiology Diverticulitis, Colonic - complications Embolism, Air - etiology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Intestinal Fistula - etiology Male Medical sciences Mesenteric Veins Other diseases. Semiology Portal Vein Sigmoid Diseases - complications Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
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Zusammenfassung:	Two patients with mild abdominal pain and fever were found to have a colovenous fistula by barium enema. Both also showed portal venous gas on plain films of the abdomen. These two bring to six the total number of reported instances of colovenous fistula due to diverticulitis.
ISSN:	0192-0790 1539-2031
DOI:	10.1097/00004836-198604000-00021