Sepsis and elevated liver enzymes in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: Think of portal vein thrombosis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-300

  Mijnhout, G S ^a   Klinkenberg, E C ^a   Lycklama, G ^a   Linskens, R ^a   Meuwissen, S G M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inflammatory bowel diseases; Portal vein thrombosis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; LIVER ENZYME; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; ILEOSTOMY; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; THROMBOCYTOSIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERITIS; LIVER; LIVER VEIN THROMBOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HEPATIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LIVER; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP;

EID: 3543087975     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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