Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis
Pylephlebitis is a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein that is associated with multiple suppurative abdominal infections, such as diverticulitis, appendicitis, cholangitis, and cholecystitis. We describe a case of pylephlebitis in a patient with fever and diffuse, poorly localized abdominal p...
| Published in: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| author | Christopher J Coyne Ashokokkumar Jain |
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| description | Pylephlebitis is a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein that is associated with multiple suppurative abdominal infections, such as diverticulitis, appendicitis, cholangitis, and cholecystitis. We describe a case of pylephlebitis in a patient with fever and diffuse, poorly localized abdominal pain who was eventually diagnosed with appendicitis. We aim to increase awareness of this condition among emergency physicians, as timely initiation of antibiotics and expedited surgical resection may improve outcomes in this potentially fatal disease. [West J Emerg Med. 2013;14(5):428–430.] |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c84981d38ae44d8bbc0deeedafd3f3e22025-08-19T19:33:29ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182013-09-0114542843010.5811/westjem.2013.1.15353Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with AppendicitisChristopher J CoyneAshokokkumar JainPylephlebitis is a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein that is associated with multiple suppurative abdominal infections, such as diverticulitis, appendicitis, cholangitis, and cholecystitis. We describe a case of pylephlebitis in a patient with fever and diffuse, poorly localized abdominal pain who was eventually diagnosed with appendicitis. We aim to increase awareness of this condition among emergency physicians, as timely initiation of antibiotics and expedited surgical resection may improve outcomes in this potentially fatal disease. [West J Emerg Med. 2013;14(5):428–430.]http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7952c4bf#pylephlebitisappendicitisemergency medicine |
| spellingShingle | Christopher J Coyne Ashokokkumar Jain Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis pylephlebitis appendicitis emergency medicine |
| title | Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis |
| title_full | Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis |
| title_fullStr | Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis |
| title_short | Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis |
| title_sort | pylephlebitis in a previously healthy emergency department patient with appendicitis |
| topic | pylephlebitis appendicitis emergency medicine |
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