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World J Hepatol. Apr 8, 2015; 7(4): 710-716
Published online Apr 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i4.710
Published online Apr 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i4.710
Endotipsitis: A case report with a literature review on an emerging prosthetic related infection
Annalan MD Navaratnam, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, W2 1PG London, United Kingdom
Matthew Grant, David B Banach, Department of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, United States
Author contributions: Navaratnam AMD and Grant M conceived the idea and drafted the manuscript; Navaratnam AMD carried out the literature review and data collection; Navaratnam AMD, Grant M and Banach DB analyzed the data; all authors revised, read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
Correspondence to: Dr. Annalan MD Navaratnam, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, W2 1PG London, United Kingdom. amnavaratnam@gmail.com
Telephone: +44-20-759443287
Received: August 1, 2014
Peer-review started: August 2, 2014
First decision: November 14, 2014
Revised: December 15, 2014
Accepted: January 30, 2015
Article in press: February 2, 2015
Published online: April 8, 2015
Processing time: 256 Days and 3.1 Hours
Peer-review started: August 2, 2014
First decision: November 14, 2014
Revised: December 15, 2014
Accepted: January 30, 2015
Article in press: February 2, 2015
Published online: April 8, 2015
Processing time: 256 Days and 3.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We present a case of a rare disease entity called endotipsitis, vegetative infection of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). This case has the longest latency, from insertion to infection, reported in the literature. The literature review supplementing this case report demonstrates an association between onset of infection from TIPS insertion and the etiological agent causing the disease. Furthermore, we demonstrate significantly poorer outcomes in specific infections.