Pylephlebitis and mesenteric thrombophlebitis in sigmoid diverticulitis: medical approach, delayed surgery

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1088-1090

  Nobili, C ^a   Uggeri, F ^a,a   Romano, F ^a   Degrate, L ^a   Caprotti, R ^a   Perego, P ^a   Franciosi, C ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute sigmoid diverticulitis; Pylephlebitis; Septic mesenteric thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEPARIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGMOID; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; COLECTOMY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION; MESENTERIC VEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; SIGMOID DISEASES; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36248941990     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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