A case of appendicitis which resulted in portal pyaemia, hepatic and splenic abscesses, presumed portal vein thrombosis and subsequent portal hypertension is described. It confirms the merit of ultrasonic imaging in monitoring abscess resolution but questions the ability of the technique to recognise acute suppurative portal endophlebitis.

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to retrospectively investigate and compare multidetector computed tomography findings of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-positive and -negative patients. METHODS Triphasic (arterial, portal venous, and delayed phases) dynamic multidetector computed tomography (CT) was performed in 83 patients with HCC, 48 of whom were HBV-po...

Portal vein thrombosis is a relatively rare but well-known complication of cirrhosis that has a prevalence of between 1% and 5.7%. On the contrary, in case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it is a much more frequent complication. In this paper, we presented three cases that had liver cirrhosis, mass and portal vein thrombosis in liver. We were not able to diagnose the cases through imaging me...

background deep vein thrombosis (dvt) is a well-recognized complication in patients with cancer. chemotherapy and cancer surgery increase the risk of dvt in these patients. there are a few reports about the prevalence of dvt in patients with cancer regarding different managing modalities. objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence of dvt in patients with cancer, who were hospitalized ...

a 55 year-old man was referred with periumbilical and colicky abdominal painøœ cutaneous lesionsøœ palpable purpura in extremities and 10 kg weight loss. a 5×5 cm cavitary mass lesion was seen in the lower lobe of right lung in cxr. pansinusitis in paranasal ct scan was reported. intramural hemorrhage in ileum and jejunum in abdominal ct scan was noted. esr was ›100 and c-ancawas positive.micro...

We wish to offer our contribution to the discussion of liver cancer treatment by calling your attention to an interesting clinical case, that of a 77-year-old woman with HCV-related liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). She was never subjected to histological staging and grading, or antiviral therapy. The patient, at age 70 years, was subjected to wedge liver resection due to the ...

The contribution of sympathetic drive and vascular catecholamine delivery to the splanchnic bed during heavy exercise was studied in dogs that underwent a laparotomy during which flow probes were implanted onto the portal vein and hepatic artery and catheters were inserted into the carotid artery, portal vein, and hepatic vein. At least 16 days after surgery, dogs completed a 20-min heavy exerc...

Portal venous thrombosis was originally considered to be a contraindication for liver transplantation. Currently, several methods exist to re-establish blood flow to the hepatic portal system. Cavoportal hemitransposition is a surgical procedure that can be used in liver transplantation when the portal venous system is thrombosed and portal flow cannot be re-established from the mesenteric veno...

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