Ruptured retrocecal appendicitis in an adolescent presenting as portal- mesenteric thrombosis and pylephlebitis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 584-558

  Kader, Howard A ^a   Baldassano, Robert N ^a   Harty, Patricia ^a   Nicotra, John J ^a   Von Allmen, Daniel ^a   Finn, Laura ^a   Markowitz, Jonathan ^a   Carrier, Marie ^a   Piccoli, David A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; PHLEBITIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; PORTAL VEIN; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0031784890     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199811000-00016     Document Type: Article

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