Pylephlebitis and pyogenic liver abscesses: A complication of hemorrhoidal banding

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 601-603

  Chau, Nicole G ^a   Bhatia, Sacha ^a   Raman, Maitreyi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoidal banding; Pylephlebitis; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MELENA; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; SPLENIC VEIN; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; SURGICAL RISK; TACHYCARDIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 35549007989     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/106946     Document Type: Article

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