Pylephlebitis after appendicitis in a child

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1574-1576

  Vanamo, Kari ^a   Kiekara, Olavi ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Complications; Liver abscess; Mesenteric veins; Portal vein; Pylephlebitis; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBITIS; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034806005     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.27052     Document Type: Article

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