Pylephlebitis due to perforated diverticulitis

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-230

  Van De Wauwer, C ^a,b   Irvin, T T ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Portal vein thrombosis; Pyle phlebitis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIVERTICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS; PERFORATION; PHLEBITIS; PORTAL VEIN INFECTION; SEPSIS; SIGMOID; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18844386483     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679709     Document Type: Article

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