Open AccessPylephlebitis — a rare complication of a fish bone migration mimicking metastatic pancreatic cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Sofia Bezerra,
Nuno J França,
Firmo Mineiro,
Germano Capela,
Cristina Rothier Duarte,
António Ribeiro Mendes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i23.6768
Subject(s) - medicine , fish bone , pancreatic cancer , complication , fish <actinopterygii> , cancer , radiology , general surgery , surgery , fishery , biology
Pylephlebitis is a rare condition, poorly recognized by clinicians and with few references. In this case, the clinical appearance resembled the clinical course of a pancreatic cancer and was originated by the ingestion of a fish bone, making the case more interesting and rare.