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...

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Published in:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Main Authors:	Christopher J Coyne, Ashokokkumar Jain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-09-01
Subjects:	pylephlebitis appendicitis emergency medicine
Online Access:	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7952c4bf#

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