Crohn's disease presenting as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein (pylephlebitis): Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 847-849

  Baddley, John W ^a,b   Singh, Daljit ^a   Correa, Pelayo ^a   Persich, Nicholas J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; DIVERTICULITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0033018354     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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