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. 2016 Sep;33(5):587-588.
doi: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.15632. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Ingested Foreign Body Causing Pylephlebitis Identified by Trans-abdominal Ultrasound

Paula Szanto  1 , Tudor Vasile  1 , Lidia Ciobanu  1 , Doru Munteanu  1 , Radu Badea  1
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Ingested Foreign Body Causing Pylephlebitis Identified by Trans-abdominal Ultrasound

Paula Szanto et al. Balkan Med J. 2016 Sep.
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Figures

FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Abdominal ultrasound focused on the liver hilum: a linear hyperechoic structure (*) was identified from the posterior duodenal (dd) wall, crossing perpendicular through the portal vein (pv). Above the portal vein the common bile duct (cbd) is imaged with normal size. A hyperechoic structure is identified within the portal vein, suggestive of thrombosis.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Computer tomography: CT scan: venous phase: a foreign radio-opaque structure crossing through the portal vein, with downstream thrombosis and extensive perfusion defect of liver parenchyma
FIG. 3.
FIG. 3.
Abdominal ultrasound with color Doppler technique at three months follow-up: blood flow present on portal vein.
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