Abstract
The diagnosis of portal venous gas (PVG) carries with it important implications with respect to patient management. Radiography has been the gold standard for the detection of PVG. The ability of computed tomography (CT) to detect PVG and its role in distinguishing hepatic PVG from biliary gas has recently been described [1-3]. This case report illustrates a cause for PVG not previously described in the literature, reiterates the usefulness of CT in diagnosing PVG, and briefly addresses the significance of the presence of portal venous gas not detected by radiograph but rather through CT, a much more sensitive method.
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