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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Jun 1996
Review Case ReportsPylephlebitis: a case report and review of outcome in the antibiotic era.
- R Saxena, M Adolph, J R Ziegler, W Murphy, and G W Rutecki.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Affiliated Hospitals at Canton 44708, USA.
- Am. J. Gastroenterol. 1996 Jun 1; 91 (6): 1251-3.
AbstractPylephlebitis or septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein, a precursor of hepatic abscesses, is an extremely rare and frequently fatal complication of diverticulitis. The following report describes a patient presenting with pylephlebitis and complicated diverticulitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. The patient had a favorable outcome with medical and surgical therapy, prompting us to evaluate historical treatment of pylephlebitis.
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