Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of surgical case reports
Abstract
Pylephlebitis is a suppurative thrombus of the portal vein and/or its branches secondary to an intra-abdominal infection. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency operation in general surgery and is typically treated with antibiotics and timely appendectomy with minimal adverse outcomes (Ferris M, Quan S, Kaplan BS, et al. The global incidence of appendicitis: a systematic review of population-based studies.
First Page
495
Last Page
495
DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjad495
Publication Date
8-1-2023
Recommended Citation
Patel K, Varre JS, Williams N, Ruiz O. A case report of acute appendicitis complicated by pylephlebitis: medical and surgical management. J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Aug 31;2023(8):rjad495. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad495. PMID: 37662446; PMCID: PMC10474561.