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A contrast-enhanced CT scan confirmed the portal vein thrombosis and also demonstrated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. Abnormal multiple focal densities located in the liver were multiple, small septic emboli.
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A contrast-enhanced CT scan confirmed the portal vein thrombosis and also demonstrated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis(Fig. 1).
Dirty fat sign, with streaky infiltration and enlarged lymph nodes, were noted in the right lower abdomen, adjacent to the cecum. Normal appendix was not visible. An inflammatory condition around the cecum, such as chronic perforated appendicitis, was highly suggested.
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An inflammatory condition around the cecum, such as chronic perforated appendicitis, was highly suggested(Fig. 2). A small amount of abnormal fluid was seen around the liver, right paracolic gutter and in the pelvis(Fig. 2).