Cerebral and Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis: Advances, Challenges, and Unanswered Questions

Splanchnic vein thrombosis

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) – including mesenteric, portal, splenic and supra-hepatic veins thrombosis – is an underdiagnosed disease, with heterogeneous clinical presentations and a non-negligible rate of incidental findings. The main risk factors include abdominal diseases or interventions (e.g. infections, cirrhosis, abdominal cancer or surgical procedures), haematological disorders (ma...

Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

1Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area, No. 83 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110840, China 2Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China 3Institute of Hematology, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy 4Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Gastroenterology, Department of Surgical, Oncology and Gastroentero...

cerebral vein and sinus thrombosis

although cerebral venous thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke among the young, it is being increasingly recognised. a prothrombotic risk factor is identified in the majority of the patients. in most instances it is seen in women in the post-partum period and those on oral contraceptives. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) has improved our ability to diagnose this condition however the variab...

Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis : Challenges and Opportunities

Hypercoagulability and hypofibrinolysis and risk of deep vein thrombosis and splanchnic vein thrombosis: similarities and differences.

In this review, we provide an overview of the risk factors for venous thromboembolism, focusing on hypercoagulability and hypofibrinolysis. In the first part of this review, we discuss the risk factors for commonly occurring venous thrombosis, in particular deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. In the second part, we provide an overview of the risk factors for the Budd-Chiari syndrome an...