Case report: ultrasonographic demonstration of portal vein thrombosis in the acute abdomen.
Ultrasonography demonstrated thrombus within the portal venous system in a child who presented with abdominal pain and a fever. This helped lead to a diagnosis of appendicitis complicated by ascending septic thrombophlebitis. Ultrasound of the portal vein may be of value when investigating such children with atyptical abdominal pain.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography