Pylephlebitis and Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: A Complication of Hemorrhoidal Banding

Hemorrhoidal banding is a well-established and safe outpatient procedure. Septic complications of hemorrhoidal banding are rare but can be fatal. The first case of pylephlebitis (septic portal vein thrombosis) and pyogenic liver abscess following hemorrhoidal banding in a 49-year-old man with diabet...

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Main Authors: Nicole G Chau, Sacha Bhatia, Maitreyi Raman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/106946
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