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01-11-2007 | Case Report

Percutaneous Drainage of Suppurative Pylephlebitis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Authors: Kais Nouira, Haykel Bedioui, Olfa Azaiez, Hend Belhiba, Monia Ben Messaoud, Rachid Ksantini, Mohamed Jouini, Emna Menif

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

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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Title: Percutaneous Drainage of Suppurative Pylephlebitis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Kais Nouira
Haykel Bedioui
Olfa Azaiez
Hend Belhiba
Monia Ben Messaoud
Rachid Ksantini
Mohamed Jouini
Emna Menif
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9102-x

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