TY - BOOK AU - Patrice, Kelly-Ann AU - Weisman, David S TI - Pylephlebitis: a rare complication of an intra-abdominal infection SN - 2000-9666 PY - 2013/// KW - PubMed-not-MEDLINE -- Not indexed KW - MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital KW - Case Reports N2 - Pylephlebitis is defined as an inflamed thrombosis of the portal vein. It is a rare complication of an intra-abdominal infection, and the diagnosis is often missed due to its nonspecific clinical presentation. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, fever, chills, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. It is important to consider this differential when a patient presents with signs of abdominal sepsis since it has a high mortality rate and is often diagnosed postmortem. Pylephlebitis can be diagnosed via abdominal ultrasound or CT demonstrating a thrombus in the portal vein, and it must be treated early and aggressively with broad-spectrum antibiotics. We are presenting a case of pylephlebitis as well as discussing the diagnosis and treatment of this potentially lethal condition UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v3i2.20732 ER -