Conservative treatment of hepatic portal vein gas after transarterial chemoembolization treatment for liver metastasis of postoperative esophageal cancer: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatic portal vein gas (HPVG), which is a rare clinical manifestation, is usually considered a sign of critical illness. If the treatment is not timely, it will lead to intestinal ischemia, intestinal necrosis, and even death. There is still no consensus on whether to adopt surgical or conservative treatment for HPVG. Herein, we report a rare case of conservative treatment of HPVG after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment in a patient with liver metastasis of postoperative esophageal cancer, who received long-term enteral nutrition (EN).

Case description

A 69-year-old male patient, who had undergone surgery for esophageal cancer, needed long-term use of jejunal feeding tube implantation for enteral nutritional support due to postoperative complicatio

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature