Open AccessAcute Appendicitis Complicated by Pylephlebitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ricardo Castro,
Teresa Fernandes,
Maria I. Oliveira,
Miguel Castro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6870
pISSN - 2090-6862
DOI - 10.1155/2013/627521
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , presentation (obstetrics) , thrombophlebitis , complication , general surgery , radiology , surgery , thrombosis
Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein. It is a rare but serious complication of an intraabdominal infection, more commonly diverticulitis and appendicitis. It has an unspecific clinical presentation and the diagnosis is difficult. The authors report a case of a 21-year-old man with acute appendicitis complicated by pylephlebitis. The diagnosis was made with contrast enhanced CT.
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