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CT findings of misleading features of colonic diverticulitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Colonic diverticulitis (CD) is a common entity whose diagnosis is particularly based on computed tomography (CT) examination, which is the imaging technique of choice.
Ismahen Ben Yaacoub   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Metastatic neuroendocrine tumor masquerading as liver abscesses

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue 12, Page 2530-2535, December 2020., 2020
Fever and deranged transaminases with liver mass(es) on imaging mandates further evaluation of the mass(es) and should be followed radiologically and clinically. In the absence of a definitive diagnosis, repeat biopsy should be done. Abstract Fever and deranged transaminases with liver mass(es) on imaging mandates further evaluation of the mass(es) and
Abhimanyu Aggarwal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thrombophlebitis of superior mesenteric vein with bacteremia of Gemella sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

CT and MRI imaging and interpretation of hepatic arterioportal shunts [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Multiple Liver Lesions in an Immunosuppressed Patient: Is Infection Always the Answer

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

Clostridium difficile Bacteremia as a Rare Presentation of Polymicrobial Pyogenic Liver Abscesses and Its Management Challenges

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

Case 158: Pylephlebitis [PDF]

open access: yesRadiology, 2010
The combination of radiologic findings of appendicitis and multiple venous thromboses in the region drained by the portal system is highly suggestive of pylephlebitis secondary to acute appendicitis.
Roberto, García Figueiras   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pylephlebitis With Concomitant Fusobacterium Bacteremia: Lemierre's Syndrome Variant of the Gut

open access: yesAnnals 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
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the literature and description of a case of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis requiring home parenteral nutrition [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Unhappy Triad: Infection with Leptospira spp. Escherichia coli and Bacteroides uniformis Associated with an Unusual Manifestation of Portal Vein Thrombosis

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

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