Sonographically Detected Hepatic Portal Venous Gas - Prevalence, Causes, and Clinical Implications.

Purpose:  Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare clinical finding, often caused by a severe underlying disease. In the literature as well as in clinical practice, HPVG is considered "signum malum" with a poor prognosis and bowel ischemia as the most common cause. Most studies are based on the results of computed tomography (CT) examinations.

[Unusual cause of hypercalcemia in pregnancy].

Background:  Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) diagnosed during pregnancy are extremely rare. This case report describes diagnosis and treatment of a metastasized pancreas NET that became symptomatic in the second trimester.

Case Description:  A 33-year-old patient presented to the emergency department in the 19 week of pregnancy (WOP) with persistent diarrhea.