Pylephlebitis complicating acute calculous cholecystitis: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Mar 1;18(5):1772-1774. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.097. eCollection 2023 May.

Abstract

Pylephlebitis is a complication of intra-abdominal infections. Its occurrence during cholecystitis is a rare situation. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient who presented with septic thrombosis of the right portal branch following acute calculous cholecystitis diagnosed on abdominal CT. The clinical evolution was favorable under antibiotic therapy and a cholecystectomy was scheduled.

Keywords: Abdominal CT; Cholecystitis; Pylephlebitis.

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  • Case Reports