Pylephlebitis associated with acute infected choledocholithiasis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-87

  Tsao, Yu Tzu ^a   Lin, Shih Hua ^a   Cheng, Chih Jen ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Pylephlebitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; ERTAPENEM;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN INFECTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; RECANALIZATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; REMISSION INDUCTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33747367019     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200608000-00006     Document Type: Article

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