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Pileflebitis secundaria a brote de enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal [PDF]
Pylephlebitis or pylethrombophlebitis is a clinical condition defined as the presence of septic thrombophlebitis in the duct-portal vein or intrahepatic vessels which may extend through nearby areas.
Godoy-Guerrero, Francisca Montserrat +4 more
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Gangrene of the hepatic ligaments (falciform and/or round) is an exceptional and poorly understood condition and may present a diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of necrotic falciform ligament abscess with pylephlebitis secondary to pyocholecyst.
Ahmanna Hussein- Choukri +5 more
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Palliative Portal Vein Stent Placement in Malignant and Symptomatic Extrinsic Portal Vein Stenosis or Occlusion [PDF]
This article evaluates the results of portal vein (PV) stent placement in patients with malignant extrinsic lesions stenosing or obstructing the PV and causing symptomatic PV hypertension (PVHT).
Bize, Pierre +7 more
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Detection of hepatic portal venous gas: its clinical impact and outcome [PDF]
The clinical impact and outcome of a rare radiographic finding of hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) as well as the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT), CT scanogram, and conventional radiography in the detection of HPVG were retrospectively analyzed.
Hoppe, Hanno +3 more
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Metastatic colorectacal carcinoma, associated with pyogenic liver abscess [PDF]
Introduction: A liver abscess represents capsulated purulent focus in the liver parenchyma, due to bacterial, fungal or parasite invasion. In the recent years their frequency rate related to malignant diseases has increased, including abscesses in liver ...
Bozhkov, Vassil +5 more
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Pylephlebitis Caused by Actinomyces Bacteremia [PDF]
Pylephlebitis is a thrombophlebitis of the portal vein or its branches, which usually occurs as a complication of intra-abdominal infections that are drained by the portal vein, most commonly as a result of diverticulitis or appendicitis. Diagnosis of pylephlebitis is achieved by visualizing a portal vein thrombosis in a patient with bacteremia or a ...
Abughanimeh, Omar +3 more
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Pylephlebitis Associated With Appendicitis
Pylephlebitis usually occurs secondary to infection in the region drained by the portal venous system. A most common antesecent focus of infection is diverticulitis and the most common blood isolate is E. coli (54%), followed by Proteus mirabilis (23%).
Lim, Hong Euy +6 more
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Pylephlebitis has a high risk of mortality. Even with optimal medical management, the thrombus may propagate and require intervention. We present one such case in which extension of the thrombus from the superior mesenteric vein to the intrahepatic ...
Richard Ricca, MD, FACS +2 more
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Taking into account the pathogenesis peculiarities of appendicular pylephlebitis, the risk group includes patients with a retrocecal location of the appendix, gangrenous and perforating appendicitis, the course of which was complicated by peritonitis or ...
I. Kolosovych, I. Hanol, Halil Uzun
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Asymptomatic Liver Abscesses Mimicking Metastases in Patients after Whipple Surgery: Infectious Complications following Percutaneous Biopsy—A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
We present two cases of hepatic abscesses that mimicked metastases in patients having undergone Whipple surgery. Both patients had similar imaging features on computed tomographic (CT) scan and ultrasound, and at the time of referral for biopsy neither ...
Efsevia Vakiani +6 more
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