Percutaneous drainage of suppurative pylephlebitis complicating acute pancreatitis.
Suppurative pylephlebitis is a rare condition with a significant mortality rate, ranging from 50% to 80%. We report a case of suppurative pylephlebitis complicating acute pancreatitis treated by percutaneous drainage in a 40-year-old woman. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
Nouira
Kais
K
Department of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia. nouira.kais@gnet.tn
Bedioui
Haykel
H
Azaiez
Olfa
O
Belhiba
Hend
H
Messaoud
Monia Ben
MB
Ksantini
Rachid
R
Jouini
Mohamed
M
Menif
Emna
E
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011169:Portal Vein; D013492:Suppuration; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed