Castro Ricardo, Fernandes Teresa, Oliveira Maria I, Castro Miguel
Department of Radiology, Hospital de S. Joao, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:627521. doi: 10.1155/2013/627521. Epub 2013 Nov 7.
Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein. It is a rare but serious complication of an intraabdominal infection, more commonly diverticulitis and appendicitis. It has an unspecific clinical presentation and the diagnosis is difficult. The authors report a case of a 21-year-old man with acute appendicitis complicated by pylephlebitis. The diagnosis was made with contrast enhanced CT.