perforated appendix with generalized peritonitis, the commonest cause of pylephlebitis


This is the commonest cause of pylephlebitis of the liver. This is a case of perforated appendix with generalized peritonitis. The arrow at the bottom points to the perforation in the appendix and you can see a yellowish-green, fibrinous covering over the small intestines at the bottom of the specimen.
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