Condat Bertrand, Dugué Laurent, Zanditenas David, Gornet Jean-Marc, Chouaïb Soufiéne, Hauuy Marie-Pierre, Collot Véronique, Diche Thierry, Maftouh Anouar, Benoist Stéphane, Valla Dominique, Charlier Alain, Blazquez Martine
Services d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2005 Dec;29(12):1291-3. doi: 10.1016/s0399-8320(05)82225-0.
Acute appendicitis can cause of portal vein thrombosis. Diagnosis of appendicitis can be difficult because its symptoms may be masked by those of acute portal vein thrombosis. We report 2 cases of appendicitis associated with acute portal vein thrombosis whose diagnosis was delayed by several months. The delayed diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the presence of acute portal vein thrombosis can be avoided by using spiral-computed tomography and careful investigation of signs of appendicitis.