A Rare Complication After Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

Number: 1 March 1, 2018
  • Ozan Akıncı
  • Sina Ferahman
  • Sefa Ergün
  • Pınar Çiğdem Kocael
  • Osman Şimşek
  • Ahmet Kocael
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A Rare Complication After Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

Abstract

Appendectomy is the most commonly applied surgical procedure. Pylephlebitis is a rarely seen complication after appendectomy and thrombophlebitis of portal venous system. Pylephlebitis generally develops based on the secondary infections of the anatomical region drained by portal venous system. Anamnesis, physical examination and computed tomography CT plays an important role in the diagnosis. It is a significant clinical occurrence due to the high mortality rate; although, due to its rarity, pylephlebitis is hard to diagnose and does not often come to mind in a patient presenting post-appendectomy with abdominal pain, for it has no specific signs or symptoms. In our present case report, we aimed to share our experience regarding the diagnosis and treatment processes of a patient developing superior mesenteric vein SMV thrombosis after laparoscopic appendectomy

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Ozan Akıncı

Sina Ferahman

Sefa Ergün

Pınar Çiğdem Kocael

Osman Şimşek

Ahmet Kocael

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March 1, 2018

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Year 2018 Number: 1

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Akıncı O, Ferahman S, Ergün S, Kocael PÇ, Şimşek O, Kocael A (March 1, 2018) A Rare Complication After Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 1 79–82.