Pylephlebitis with splenic abscess following transrectal prostate biopsy: rare complications of intra-abdominal infection

Pylephlebitis is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infection involving septic thrombosis of the portal system. If the splenic vein is compromised, this can lead to a splenic abscess, an extremely rare complication of pylephlebitis. The pathophysiology behind these clinical entities remains uncl...

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Autores principales: Díaz-Cuervo, Francisco, Posada-Calderon, Lina, Ramirez-Rodríguez, Natalia, Perdomo, C. Felipe, Duran-Rehbein, Gabriel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw075

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw075

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