Pylephlebitis: A Systematic Review on Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infective Portal Vein Thrombosis

the present systematic review aimed to investigate the etiology behind pylephlebitis in terms of pathogens involved and causative infective processes, and to report the most common symptoms at clinical presentation by analyzing data derived from case reports and series systematically as defined by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.