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Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2021
Abstract Pylephlebitis is also called suppurative thrombophlebitis of the portal venous mesenteric system. It is often seen as a complication of intra-abdominal infection, mainly diverticulitis and appendicitis. It is a rare disease with high mortality. Because of its nonspecific presentation, diagnosis is usually missed.
Rachana Vanaparthy, John N. Greene
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Pylephlebitis and liver abscess

The American Journal of Surgery, 1954
Abstract 1. 1. Ten of seventeen cases of pylephlebitis with liver abscess were due to acute gangrenous or perforated appendicitis, an incidence of 59 per cent. The other seven cases were due to other suppurative disease in the pleural or peritoneal cavities. 2. 2.
H L, HOFFMAN, P F, PARTINGTON, A L, DESANCTIS +2 more
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Case 282: Fishbone Pylephlebitis

Radiology, 2020
HistoryA 63-year-old woman with a history of left mastectomy for breast cancer and partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction for nonhealing peptic ulcer presented to the emergency department and reported a 1-month history of abdominal distention, fevers, chills, and flu-like symptoms. She was initially suspected of having flu, and she completed
Amir H. Davarpanah, Linton W. Eberhardt
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medicine
diverticulitis
thrombophlebitis

sepsis
diseases of the digestive system
liver abscess

portal vein thrombosis
gastroenterology
anticoagulation