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04 February 2025 : Case report  Germany

Septic Thrombophlebitis in the Portal Veins: A Case of Pylephlebitis Linked to Colo-Venous Fistula and Diverticulitis

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Larissa Befurt ABCDEF 1*, Arash Ghadim Khani A 1, Ernst-Joachim Malzfeldt B 2, Alexander Tobisch AF 1, Asad Kutup DEF 1

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946107

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946107

Figure 2. A sagittal computed tomography scan of a 43-year-old man with pylephlebitis of the superior mesenteric vein and a colo-venous fistula due to sigmoid diverticulitis. The scan demonstrates the pylephlebitis (P) of the superior mesenteric vein and the colo-venous fistula (F).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923