BACKGROUND Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an infrequent clinical condition usually associated with multiple etiological factors and diseases. In some cases, PVT remains undiagnosed and is incidentally detected during routine examination for a known etiology. CASE REPORT Here, we present a rare case of portal vein thrombosis associated with acute cholecystitis in a 31-year-old man. CONCLUSI...

Background and Aim of the work: Splenectomy is a common operation but it carries the danger of many postoperative complications. One of the most important complications is the portal vein thrombosis (PVT), which may be fatal due to development of bowel ischemia and severe portal hypertension. Due to the effect of hypobaric hypoxia and higher liability for thrombosis encountered in high altitude...

BACKGROUND Acute thrombosis of the portal vein (PV) and/or the mesenteric vein (MV) is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease. A multitude of risk factors for acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT)/mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) have been identified, including liver cirrhosis, malignancy, coagulation disorders, intra-abdominal infection/inflammation, and postoperative condition. METHOD...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Discrepancies exist in the reported prevalence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT), and its clinical characteristics and sites of occurrence need to be elucidated. The risk factors for PVT are also poorly understood. This single centre study was undertaken to determine the clinical characteristics, sites of occurrence, and risk factors associated with PVT in patients with li...

In acute portal vein thrombosis (APVT) unrelated to cirrhosis, anticoagulant therapy is classically started with low molecular weight heparin or vitamin K antagonists. New direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are used in the treatment of venous thrombosis outside the splanchnic vascular bed, but not in the latter. We report a young female with APVT occurring in a non-cirrhotic liver linked...

BACKGROUND Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but severe vascular disorder with an acute and a chronic course. Most patients have underlying liver cirrhosis; furthermore, thrombophilia is an important risk factor. However, idiopathic forms are also known. METHODS This review discusses nonsurgical treatment options in PVT. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Therapy of acute PVT is based on anticoagu...

S pontaneous portosystemic shunt (PSS) from portal hypertension is associated with portal vein (PV) stasis and chronic hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Embolization of PSS is effective in select cases of refractory HE, but is relatively contraindicated in patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) (Table 1). This procedure redirects significant blood flow back through the PV and has been reported t...

Portal vein (PV) thrombosis (PVT) is a rare condition with development of thrombosis in the PV and its branches. Further extension to the splenic and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) causes intestinal infarction, with a reported mortality of up to 50%. A variety of treatments for PVT exist including anticoagulation, thrombolysis, surgical thrombectomy, insertion of shunts, bypass surgery, and liv...

AIM To compare the outcomes of transcatheter superior mesenteric artery (SMA) urokinase infusion and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in cirrhosis. METHODS From January 2013 to December 2014, patients with liver cirrhosis and acute symptomatic PVT who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to either an SMA group or a TIPS g...

Introduction. Portomesenteric thrombosis is increasingly recognized as a complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). It often presents with abdominal pain. We present a mother and her son who both developed portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after LSG. Case Description. A 43-year-old woman presented complaining of sudden severe abdominal pain, two weeks after she had uncomplicated laparosc...