When I say “long-held belief,” I’m talking decades, because I’d like to take you back to a wonderful time called the 1980s. I ...

Portal vein thrombosis, however, has a relatively low incidence in patients with nephrotic syndrome and usually occurs during treatment or recurrence of the condition, not as the first sign.

Portal vein thrombosis can occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Learn key diagnostic and treatment considerations by reading this Case Study of a 52-year-old man admitted with abdominal pain.

Figure 1 Reformatted coronal computed tomography scan showing the anatomy of the portal venous system. The main portal vein (black asterisk) is formed by the junction of the superior mesenteric vein ...

Background: Acute portal vein thrombus (APVT) refers to the abrupt occlusion of the portal vein and often requires anticoagulation. Oesophageal varices may occur in patients with cirrhosis and APVT ...

Abstract The mastoid emissary vein connects the posterior auricular vein to the sigmoid sinus and varies in size, number, location, and course, resulting in clinical complications. This study was ...

Background: PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have shown efficacy in improving the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accompanied by portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) in pivotal clinical ...