Pylephlebitis complicating acute calculous cholecystitis: A case report

Pylephlebitis is a complication of intra-abdominal infections. Its occurrence during cholecystitis is a rare situation. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient who presented with septic thrombosis of the right portal branch following acute calculous cholecystitis diagnosed on abdominal CT...

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Autores principales: Faye, Ibrahima, Ndong, Abdourahmane, Diallo, Adja Coumba, Niang, Fallou Galas, Sarr, Ndiamé, Nde, Armel Franck Tene, Konate, Ibrahima, Diop, Abdoulaye Ndoye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10011054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36926538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.097
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Sumario:Pylephlebitis is a complication of intra-abdominal infections. Its occurrence during cholecystitis is a rare situation. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient who presented with septic thrombosis of the right portal branch following acute calculous cholecystitis diagnosed on abdominal CT. The clinical evolution was favorable under antibiotic therapy and a cholecystectomy was scheduled.

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