ABSTRACT
INTRODUÇÃO: A tromboflebite séptica da veia porta ou pileflebite é evento raro e associado com alta mortalidade e seu diagnóstico requer a demonstração de trombo portal. RELATO DO CASO: Mulher de 19 anos com história de dor abdominal há 40 dias com piora há 10 foi admitida no hospital. Referia dor de forte intensidade em hipocôndrio direito, vômitos, febre, e calafrios. No exame físico de entrada tinha sinais e sintomas de sepse abdominal. Submetida à laparotomia exploradora foi encontrado abscesso hepático e apêndice ileiocecal rôto e bloqueado. Realizada apendicectomia e drenagem de abscesso, que evoluiu com necessidade de re-laparotomia no 6º dia e drenagem de novos abscessos hepáticos. Após longa internação, recebeu alta e no seguimento de 6 meses estava bem. CONCLUSÃO: A pileflebite é complicação rara, porém grave, devendo ser rapidamente diagnosticada e o seu manejo multidisciplinar instituído prontamente.
BACKGROUND:Portal vein septic thrombophlebitis or pylephlebitis is a rare event associated with high mortality rates and its' diagnosis requires portal thrombosis demonstration. CASE REPORT: Nineteen year-old female was admitted to the hospital with a history of abdominal pain for the last 40 days, worsening for the last 10. The patient complained of intense and strong pain in the right hypochondrium, vomit, fever and cold chills. During physical examination the patient showed signs and symptoms of abdominal sepsis. She was then submitted to exploratory laparotomy, during which a hepatic abscess and blocked and ruptured ileocecal appendix was found. Appendicectomy and drainage of the abcess was performed, having the necessity of a second laparotomy in the sixth day and further drainage of new formatted hepatic abscesses. After a long period of admission, the patient was discharged and was well following the next six months. CONCLUSION: Pylephlebitis is a rare and severe complication, which has the urgency of being quickly and appropriately diagnosed as well as in a multidisciplinary manner.