Portal vein thrombosis (PVT)
(Clin Liver Dis 2017;10:152; Gastro 2019;156:1582)
- Definition: thrombosis of portal vein often w/ extension into mesenteric vein/splenic vein
- Etiologies: commonly due to cirrhosis or hypercoaguable state (cancer, infection, OCP, collagen vascular diseases, Behçet’s, IBD, surgery, trauma, OCPs, preg)
- Clinical manifestations-Portal vein thrombosis (PVT)
- Dx-Portal vein thrombosis (PVT)
- Treatment-Portal vein thrombosis (PVT)