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portal pyemia

Etiology: - appendicitis - pylephlebitis - diverticulitis - inflammatory bowel disease - perforated intestine Complications: - cause of hepatic abscesses Management: - treat underlying cause - antibiotics

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portal vein

General

pyemia thrombophlebitis (includes superficial venous thrombosis) liver disease

References

  1. Nickloes TA et al eMedicine: Pyogenic Heaptic Abscesses http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/193182-overview