A Rare Case of Pylephlebitis as a Complication of Cholecystocolonic Fistula

Pylephlebitis is defined as a septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein and its tributaries that is associated with multiple suppurative abdominal infections. We report a case of pylephlebitis associated with a cholecystocolonic fistula (CCF). A 41-year-old man presented with upper abdominal pain a...

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Main Authors: Kouki Imaoka, Saburo Fukuda, Hirofumi Tazawa, Sotaro Fukuhara, Yuzo Hirata, Seiji Fujisaki, Mamoru Takahashi, Hideto Sakimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3931674
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