Pylephlebitis

• Main Authors: Wilker Dias Martins (Author), João Pedro Branco Santana (Author), Marcelo Falcão Barros (Author), Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pylephlebitis is an uncommon entity characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein and its tributaries, with more frequent involvement of the right portal vein branch. In 1846, Waller first described it as a possible origin of liver abscesses.1,2 The literature on pylephlebitis is restr...