Abstract
This report records the first known case in the literature of suppurative pylephlebitis associated with multiple intrahepatic and extrahepatic abscesses and gross hypoalbuminaemia, as a consequence of colonic diverticulitis.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Diverticulitis, Colonic / complications*
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Diverticulitis, Colonic / pathology
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Escherichia coli Infections*
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Humans
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Liver Abscess / etiology*
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Liver Abscess / pathology
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Male
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Portal Vein* / pathology
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Sepsis / etiology*
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Serum Albumin / metabolism
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Thrombophlebitis / etiology*
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Thrombophlebitis / pathology