title: [Difficulty in diagnosing acute appendicitis in the presence of acute portal vein thrombosis: the role of CT scan. Report of 2 cases].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Services d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Condat
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dugué
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zanditenas
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gornet
authors.forename: Soufiéne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chouaïb
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hauuy
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Collot
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Diche
authors.forename: Anouar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maftouh
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benoist
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blazquez
mesh_terms: 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*