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  • Title: Pylephlebitis: a case report and review of outcome in the antibiotic era.
    Author: Saxena R, Adolph M, Ziegler JR, Murphy W, Rutecki GW.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1996 Jun; 91(6):1251-3. PubMed ID: 8651182.
    Abstract:
    Pylephlebitis or septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein, a precursor of hepatic abscesses, is an extremely rare and frequently fatal complication of diverticulitis. The following report describes a patient presenting with pylephlebitis and complicated diverticulitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. The patient had a favorable outcome with medical and surgical therapy, prompting us to evaluate historical treatment of pylephlebitis.
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