Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen
Pylephlebitis is a very rare and dangerous complication of inflammatory abdominal processes, mainly appendicitis (1) and diverticulitis (2). We describe a case of peridiverticular inflammation leading to a extensive phlebitis of the adjacent sigmoid vein, extending to the inferior mesenteric vein up...
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| author | P. Mailleux1, Ph. Maldague² B. Coulier1 |
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| description | Pylephlebitis is a very rare and dangerous complication of inflammatory abdominal processes, mainly appendicitis (1) and diverticulitis (2). We describe a case of peridiverticular inflammation leading to a extensive phlebitis of the adjacent sigmoid vein, extending to the inferior mesenteric vein up to the proximal portal vein, with distal embolus into the left portal vein. Contrast CT and multiplanar reconstructions allowed early diagnosis, and with antibiotic and anticoagulation therapy, no liver abscess developed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03aefa110f45499ab05610a2d27edf492022-12-21T19:19:19ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812012-01-01951131410.5334/jbr-btr.7171Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomenP. Mailleux1,0Ph. Maldague²1B. Coulier12Dept of Imaging, Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Belgium.Dept of Gastro-enterology, Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Belgium.Dept of Imaging, Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Belgium.Pylephlebitis is a very rare and dangerous complication of inflammatory abdominal processes, mainly appendicitis (1) and diverticulitis (2). We describe a case of peridiverticular inflammation leading to a extensive phlebitis of the adjacent sigmoid vein, extending to the inferior mesenteric vein up to the proximal portal vein, with distal embolus into the left portal vein. Contrast CT and multiplanar reconstructions allowed early diagnosis, and with antibiotic and anticoagulation therapy, no liver abscess developed.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/71Abdomenacute conditions – Thrombophlebitis. |
| spellingShingle | P. Mailleux1, Ph. Maldague² B. Coulier1 Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology Abdomen acute conditions – Thrombophlebitis. |
| title | Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen |
| title_full | Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen |
| title_fullStr | Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen |
| title_short | Pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess: early detection with contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen |
| title_sort | pylephlebitis complicating peridiverticulitis without hepatic abscess early detection with contrast enhanced ct of the abdomen |
| topic | Abdomen acute conditions – Thrombophlebitis. |
| url | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/71 |
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