Obeidat N, Al-Omari MH, Shwayyat B. Showering gas bubbles within the inferior vena cava detected sonographically can unmask a hidden infection: a case report of a rare presentation in a patient with emphysematous cystitis.
J Ultrasound 2022:10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4. [PMID:
35404042 DOI:
10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4]
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Abstract
We present a case of incidentally discovered gas bubbles flowing within the inferior vena cava during a routine abdominal sonographic examination, that subsequently unmasked a previously undiagnosed emphysematous cystitis.
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