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Septic thrombophlebitis of the inferior mesenteric vein associated with diverticulitis CT diagnosis
1Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, San Jose, California 95128, USA.
Clinical Imaging
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
Septic thrombophlebitis of a mesenteric vein can occur as a rare complication of diverticulitis. We report a case of septic thrombophlebitis of the inferior mesenteric vein diagnosed with computed tomography, in a patient with sigmoid diverticulitis.