Abdominal pain secondary to pylephlebitis: An uncommon disease of the portal venous system, treated with local thrombolytic therapy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 983-987

  Sherigar, Rathnakara ^a   Amir, Khalil A ^a   Bobba, Ravi K ^a   Arsura, Edward L ^a   Srinivas, Narain ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Diverticulitis; Pylephlebitis; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; AZTREONAM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 18844452212     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2675-9     Document Type: Article

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