Abstract
The authors report a case of a ruptured retrocecal appendix presenting with pylephlebitis, portal-mesenteric thrombosis, and multiple liver abscesses in an 8-year-old boy. A right hemicolectomy was performed, and liver abscesses were drained. The patient was treated with long-term antibiotics and anticoagulation. This the only case of perforated appendicitis associated with these 3 morbid complications in the modern literature.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Surgery |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Sep 2001 |
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- Surgery
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Chang, T. N., Tang, L., Keller, K., Harrison, M. R., Farmer, D. L., & Albanese, C. T. (2001). Pylephlebitis, portal-mesenteric thrombosis, and multiple liver abscesses owing to perforated appendicitis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 36(9).