Skip to main content
Log in

Abdominal Pain Secondary to Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Disease of the Portal Venous System, Treated with Local Thrombolytic Therapy

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Saxena R, Adolph M, Ziegler JR, Murphy W, Rutecki GW: Pylephlebitis: a case report and review of outcome in the antibiotic era. Am J Gastroenterol 91(6):1251–1253, 1996

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Plemmons RM, Dooley DP, Longfield RN: Septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein (pylephlebitis): diagnosis and management in the modern era. Clin Infect Dis 21:1114–1120, 1995

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Baril N, Wren S, Radin R, Ralls P, Stain S: The role of anticoagulation in pylephlebitis. Am J Surg 172:449–452, discussion 452–453, 1996

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Gelber AC, Schachna L, Mitchell L, Schwartzman G, Hartnell G, Geschwind JF: Behcet’s disease complicated by pylephlebitis and hepatic abscesses. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 19(5, Suppl 24):S59–S61, 2001

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Vivas I, Bilbao JI, Martinez-Cuesta A, Benito A, Delgado C, Velazquez P: Combination of various percutaneous techniques in the treatment of pylephlebitis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 11:777–780, 2000

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Nicole B, Sherry W, Randall R, Phillip R, Steven S: The role of anticoagulation in pylephlebitis. Am J Surg 172:449–453, 1996

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Tateishi A, Mitsui H, Oki T: Extensive mesenteric vein and portal vein thrombosis successfully treated by thrombolysis and anticoagulation. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 16:1429–1433, 2001

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Edward L. Arsura MD, FACP.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Sherigar, R., Amir, K.A., Bobba, R.K. et al. Abdominal Pain Secondary to Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Disease of the Portal Venous System, Treated with Local Thrombolytic Therapy. Dig Dis Sci 50, 983–987 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2675-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2675-9

Key Words

Navigation