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RODRIGUEZ-CALDERON, Roberto Lucas  e  BAEZA HERRERA, Carlos. Onfalopileflebitis with hepatic abscess associated with umbilical catheterization in a newborn. Perinatol. Reprod. Hum. [online]. 2014, vol.28, n.1, pp.45-48. ISSN 2524-1710.

Omphalopylephlebitis is the inflammation with septic thrombosis of the portal vein or one of its tributaries as a complication of umbilical catheter placement. Diagnosis is difficult because of non specific findings of the picture and are usually performed during a surgery, or incidentally by imaging studies or pathology. We report the case of a newborn with fatal outcome for this entity with liver abscess formation which required open surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy. We discuss rare condition, besides unreported etiopathogenic characteristics, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic.

Palavras-chave : Hepatic abscess; newborn; portal thrombosis.