Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia
Diverticulitis primarily affects the sigmoid colon and is often complicated by intra-abdominal abscesses and fistulas. Rarely, however, mesenteric venous thrombosis has been known to occur. Optimal management is still unclear. We report the first case of polymicrobial sepsis resulting from diverticu...
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| author | Pradhum Ram Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol Chitra Punjabi |
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| description | Diverticulitis primarily affects the sigmoid colon and is often complicated by intra-abdominal abscesses and fistulas. Rarely, however, mesenteric venous thrombosis has been known to occur. Optimal management is still unclear. We report the first case of polymicrobial sepsis resulting from diverticular pylephlebitis, managed successfully with bowel rest, antibiotics, and anticoagulation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-704aa20ce2ca41f499914995f6cdc5e12025-02-03T05:46:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/68194746819474Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial SepticemiaPradhum Ram0Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol1Chitra Punjabi2Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USADiverticulitis primarily affects the sigmoid colon and is often complicated by intra-abdominal abscesses and fistulas. Rarely, however, mesenteric venous thrombosis has been known to occur. Optimal management is still unclear. We report the first case of polymicrobial sepsis resulting from diverticular pylephlebitis, managed successfully with bowel rest, antibiotics, and anticoagulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6819474 |
| spellingShingle | Pradhum Ram Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol Chitra Punjabi Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia |
| title_full | Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia |
| title_fullStr | Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia |
| title_short | Diverticular Pylephlebitis and Polymicrobial Septicemia |
| title_sort | diverticular pylephlebitis and polymicrobial septicemia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6819474 |
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