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Portal vein thrombosis

Portal vein thrombosis is a form of venous thrombosis affecting the portal vein, which can lead to portal hypertension and reduction in the blood supply to the liver.

Causes can include pancreatitis, cirrhosis, diverticulitis, and cholangiocarcinoma.

Treatments include anticoagulants, shunts, bypass surgery, and transplants.

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		Portal vein thrombosis: Imaging features and associated etiologies (Current problems in diagnostic radiology)


	Endometrial stromal sarcoma of the rectosigmoid colon arising in extragonadal endometriosis and revealed by portal vein thrombosis Malignant transformation is an infrequent complication of endometriosis. The ovary is the primary site in 76% of cases, and extragonadal sites are identified ... From Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 8/1/01 by mourra, Najat

	Total Fibrous Obliteration of Main Portal Vein and Portal Foam Cell Venopathy in Chronic Hepatic Allograft Rejection Context.-Chronic hepatic allograft rejection is characterized by arteriopathy and bile duct loss. Pathology of the portal vein or its branches is not considered to play a major role in chronic reject From Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 1/1/04 by Jain, Dhanpat

	Treatment by splenectomy of a portal vein aneurysm in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis SUMMARY Portal vein aneurysm is a rare medical entity that can be caused by chronic hepatic diseases with portal hypertension. We describe a 45-year-old ... From Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 9/1/02 by Mucenic, Marcos

	Varices - Portal Hypertension, part 1 - ABC of Diseases of Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary System The treatment of esophageal varices is discussed. Varices are enlarged blood vessels that can bleed. Varices in the esophagus are often caused by liver ... From British Medical Journal, 2/10/01 by J E J Krige

	Ascites, encephalopathy, and other conditions - Portal Hypertension, part 2 - ABC of Diseases of Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary System The diagnosis and treatment of several complications of portal hypertension are discussed. Portal hypertension is high blood pressure in the portal vein, ... From British Medical Journal, 2/17/01 by J E J Krige

	Persistent Thrombosis In A Case Of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria With Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia - PNH - HIT Amerlon Enriquez MD, M. Kapoor MD--Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA Introduction: PNH is first described by William Gull in ... From CHEST, 10/1/00 by Amerlon Enriquez

	Treatment of portopulmonary hypertension with oral Sildenafil PURPOSE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the setting of portal hypertension, or Porto-pulmonary Hypertension (PPHTN), has an estimated prevalence ... From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Shiraz A. Daud

	Massive upper GI bleeding in a long-term hemodialysis patient A 55-year-old diabetic, hypertensive man receiving long-term hemodialysis presented to the emergency department with a complaint of two episodes of lightheadedness, the last being on the morning of From CHEST, 9/1/05 by Alpana Chandra

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