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Pylephlebitis: Incidence and prognosis in a tertiary hospital

Authors :
Belhassen-García, Moncef
Gomez-Munuera, Mercedes
Pardo-Lledias, Javier
Velasco-Tirado, Virginia
Perez-Persona, Ernesto
Galindo-Perez, Inmaculada
Alvela-Suárez, Lucia
Romero-Alegría, Ángela
Muñoz-Bellvis, Luis
Cordero-Sánchez, Miguel
Source :
Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (ScienceDirect); June-July 2014, Vol. 32 Issue: 6 p350-354, 5p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein or its branches, most often secondary to intra-abdominal infection is known as pylephlebitis. The frequency and the prognosis of this complication are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the global and relative incidence of the most frequent intra-abdominal infections and the real prognosis of this disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0213005X and 15781852
Volume :
32
Issue :
6
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (ScienceDirect)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs33498439
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eimc.2013.09.002