Pneumobilia vs portal venous gas (mnemonic)

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 28 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Stanislavsky A, Ranchod A, Iqbal S, et al. Pneumobilia vs portal venous gas (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13986

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13986

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/13986

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13986

Article created:

8 Jun 2011, Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉

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At the time the article was created Alexandra Stanislavsky had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

28 Oct 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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8 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Hepatobiliary

Sections:

Mnemonics

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refs, cases

Pneumobilia and portal venous gas are two causes of an intrahepatic branching gas pattern. The two have different causes and implications and need to be distinguished on imaging, and a simple mnemonic can help.