[Difficulty in diagnosing acute appendicitis in the presence of acute portal vein thrombosis: the role of CT scan. Report of 2 cases].
Acute appendicitis can cause of portal vein thrombosis. Diagnosis of appendicitis can be difficult because its symptoms may be masked by those of acute portal vein thrombosis. We report 2 cases of appendicitis associated with acute portal vein thrombosis whose diagnosis was delayed by several months. The delayed diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the presence of acute portal vein thrombosis can be avoided by using spiral-computed tomography and careful investigation of signs of appendicitis.
Condat
Bertrand
B
Services d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
Dugué
Laurent
L
Zanditenas
David
D
Gornet
Jean-Marc
JM
Chouaïb
Soufiéne
S
Hauuy
Marie-Pierre
MP
Collot
Véronique
V
Diche
Thierry
T
Maftouh
Anouar
A
Benoist
Stéphane
S
Valla
Dominique
D
Charlier
Alain
A
Blazquez
Martine
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*