INTRAHEPATIC GAS-FORMATION WITHOUT ABSCESS AFTER HEPATIC-ARTERY THROMBOSIS IN THE SETTING OF LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION

We present a case in which intraparenchymal hepatic gas was observed i n the absence of an abscess. This occurred following hepatic artery th rombosis in the setting of liver transplantation. An analogy is drawn to the postinfarction syndrome seen following therapeutic embolization and intrauterine fetal death. The unique features of the liver transp lant and how they relate to the mechanisms of gas formation are discus sed.