Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection

We present a case of pylephlebitis, which is an infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein. Pylephlebitis is an uncommon complication of intra-abdominal infections and carries with it significant morbidity and mortality.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hagopian, Tara, Zuniga, Fabricio, Surani, Salim R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2011
Materias:
Trauma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22224165
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.1.2197
_version_ 1782218693264015360
author Hagopian, Tara
Zuniga, Fabricio
Surani, Salim R
author_facet Hagopian, Tara
Zuniga, Fabricio
Surani, Salim R
author_sort Hagopian, Tara
collection PubMed
description We present a case of pylephlebitis, which is an infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein. Pylephlebitis is an uncommon complication of intra-abdominal infections and carries with it significant morbidity and mortality.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3236157
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2011
publisher Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-32361572012-01-05 Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection Hagopian, Tara Zuniga, Fabricio Surani, Salim R West J Emerg Med Trauma We present a case of pylephlebitis, which is an infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein. Pylephlebitis is an uncommon complication of intra-abdominal infections and carries with it significant morbidity and mortality. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2011-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3236157/ /pubmed/22224165 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.1.2197 Text en the authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
spellingShingle Trauma
Hagopian, Tara
Zuniga, Fabricio
Surani, Salim R
Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title_full Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title_fullStr Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title_full_unstemmed Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title_short Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection
title_sort pylephlebitis: an uncommon complication of intra-abdominal infection
topic Trauma
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22224165
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.1.2197
work_keys_str_mv AT hagopiantara pylephlebitisanuncommoncomplicationofintraabdominalinfection
AT zunigafabricio pylephlebitisanuncommoncomplicationofintraabdominalinfection
AT suranisalimr pylephlebitisanuncommoncomplicationofintraabdominalinfection

Ejemplares similares