Septic thrombophlebitis of the porto-mesenteric veins as a complication of acute appendicitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 4580-4582

  Chang, Yeon Soo ^a   Min, Sun Young ^a   Joo, Sun Hyung ^a   Lee, Suk Hwan ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Anti coagulation therapy; Antibiotics; Pylephlebitis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ANEMIA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN INFECTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 58049083802     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4580     Document Type: Article

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