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Acute Appendicitis Complicated by Pylephlebitis: A Case Report

Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein. It is a rare but serious complication of an intraabdominal infection, more commonly diverticulitis and appendicitis. It has an unspecific clinical presentation and the diagnosis is difficult. The authors report a case of a 21-ye...

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Autores principales: Castro, Ricardo, Fernandes, Teresa, Oliveira, Maria I., Castro, Miguel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/627521