Portal-Mesenteric Suppurative Emphysematous Pylephlebitis: A Case Report

Bilateral Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Case Report.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare life-threatening condition caused by a severe acute necrotising infection of the renal parenchyma and its perinephric tissues, and it is commonly seen in diabetic patients. There is a rare association between emphysematous pyelonephritis and hepatic portal venous gas. Hepatic portal venous gas is an uncommon radiological finding, which implies a significan...

Diverticulitis complicated by pylephlebitis: a case report

INTRODUCTION Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system, usually secondary to infection or inflammation in the abdomen. In the current report, we present a case of pylephlebitis that complicated the course of a very common pathology, diverticulitis. CASE PRESENTATION A 62-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of sigmoid diverticulitis presented to our fa...

Peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum due to emphysematous cholecystitis: a case report

Background: Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare variant of acute cholecystitis with high mortality and morbidity rate. Emphysematous cholecystitis most often occurs in older men and Emphysematous cholecystitis often occurs in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and vascular disease. The combination of emphysematous cholecystitis and pneumoperitoneum is even rarer. In this study, w...

Pylephlebitis: case report and literature review.

We present the case of a 50-year-old man who comes to the emergency department of Dos de Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru, with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and jaundice. An intestinal infection arises as initial diagnosis. He is referred to the area of Internal Medicine where various laboratory tests and imaging studies were conducted, including an abdominal computerized tomography scan. The scan ...

Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: A Case Report