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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019 Pylephlebitis is a condition with thrombophlebitis of the portal mesenteric venous system. Herein, we report a patient suggesting odontogenic bacteremia as a risk factor of pylephlebitis. He was diagnosed as superior mesenteric vein thrombophlebitis, and
Ji Hye Kim, Hea Yoon Kwon, Areum Durey
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CT and MRI imaging and interpretation of hepatic arterioportal shunts [PDF]
, 2019 Hepatic arterioportal shunts (HAPS) occur due to organic or functional fistulization of blood flow between arterial hepatic vasculature and venous portal systems.
Akisik, Fatih +7 more
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Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: CT Findings, Classifications, and a Proposal of a Structured Reporting Template [PDF]
, 2023 Acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is the most common complication of diverticular disease and represents an abdominal emergency. It includes a variety of conditions, extending from localized diverticular inflammation to fecal peritonitis, hence the ...
Basile A. +12 more
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Multiple Liver Lesions in an Immunosuppressed Patient: Is Infection Always the Answer
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013 Pylephlebitis with associated liver abscesses is a rare complication of Crohn's disease that usually presents in the setting of active disease and recent escalation of the immunosuppressive regimen.
Nihal M. Hamouda +2 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2023 Extracolonic manifestations of Clostridium difficile have been rarely reported. We herein report a case of a 60-year-old immunocompetent man presenting with fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and loose stools for 2 weeks.
Junghyun Lim +5 more
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Review of the literature and description of a case of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis requiring home parenteral nutrition [PDF]
, 2011 We present a case of a 48 year old HIV patient, who had recurrent episodes of ascites since 2007. His history includes ischaemic heart disease, for which he was treated with atenolol from 2005 to 2007, and Type 2 diabetes; he was later started on ...
Al-Sulttan, FM +4 more
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Pylephlebitis With Concomitant Fusobacterium Bacteremia: Lemierre's Syndrome Variant of the Gut
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 Pylephlebitis is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infections, and Fusobacterium, traditionally associated with thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, is an extremely rare causative organism.
Mackenzie R. Barker, Mahmoud Khreis
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Acute pylephlebitis secondary to perforated sigmoid diverticulitis: A case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Pylephlebitis is defined as the development of portal venous thrombosis secondary to intra–abdominal infection or inflammation. We present the case of a 69-year-old male with pylephlebitis who attended the Emergency Department with nonspecific abdominal ...
Luqman Wali, MBBS, MRes +4 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare disease with an incidence of 0.7/100,000 inhabitants per year. Septic PVT (pylephlebitis) usually occurs secondary to infection in the anatomic region drained by the portal venous system.
Sven Kalbitz +4 more
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The value of 18F-FDG PET/contrast-enhanced CT in detection of tumor thrombus [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: The differentiation between tumor and bland thromboses is important as the management differs. Retrospectively, we aim to evaluate the utility of FDG PET in detecting and differentiating tumor from bland thromboses and if FDG PET provides ...
Khong, PL, Lee, EYP
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