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

Naser Obeidat; Mamoon H Al-Omari; Batool Shwayyat

doi:10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4

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. 2023 Jun;26(2):535-537. doi: 10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

Authors

Naser Obeidat¹, Mamoon H Al-Omari², Batool Shwayyat²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. nmobeidat8@just.edu.jo.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.

PMID: 35404042
PMCID: PMC10247943 (available on 2024-06-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s40477-022-00673-4

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.

Keywords: Air embolism; Emphysematous cystitis; Inferior vena cava; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cystitis* / complications
Cystitis* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ultrasonography
Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging