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Portal pyaemia secondary to colonic perforation

Author(s) -

Chee Siong Wong,

Gyuseong Cho,

Edmund Godfrey,

Simon Harper

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228400

Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , perforation , complication , jaundice , portal venous system , general surgery , sepsis , radiology , thrombophlebitis , portal hypertension , surgery , gastroenterology , thrombosis , materials science , cirrhosis , punching , metallurgy

Portal pyaemia or pylephlebitis is a form of septic (often suppurative) thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system. It may develop as a complication of intra-abdominal sepsis, such as diverticulitis or appendicitis. Patients typically present with a high fever that is sometimes accompanied by jaundice. We report a case of portal pyaemia associated with multiple liver abscesses and discuss the medical and surgical management of this condition.

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