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02.01.2019 | Concise Commentary
Concise Commentary: The Clot Thickens—Why Pylephlebitis Is One of the Most Feared Complications of Intra-abdominal Sepsis
verfasst von:
Jonathan G. Stine
Erschienen in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 6/2019
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Excerpt
Pylephlebitis is initiated by thrombophlebitis of the venules draining the area of acute infection. Subsequent migratory thrombophlebitis develops with extension into the larger veins of the portal system, which can include the portal vein (right, left or main) with or without extension into either the splenic or the superior mesenteric vein (SMV), the latter of which can occur in upwards of 40% of cases [
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