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Percutaneous Drainage of Suppurative Pylephlebitis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

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Suppurative pylephlebitis is a rare condition with a significant mortality rate, ranging from 50% to 80%. We report a case of suppurative pylephlebitis complicating acute pancreatitis treated by percutaneous drainage in a 40-year-old woman. The patient had an uneventful recovery.

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  1. Department of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia

    Kais Nouira, Olfa Azaiez, Hend Belhiba, Monia Ben Messaoud & Emna Menif

  2. Department of Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia

    Haykel Bedioui, Rachid Ksantini & Mohamed Jouini

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Nouira, K., Bedioui, H., Azaiez, O. et al. Percutaneous Drainage of Suppurative Pylephlebitis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 30, 1242–1244 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9102-x

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