Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) consists of two different entities: acute PVT and chronic PVT. Acute PVT usually presents as abdominal pain. When the thrombus extends to the mesenteric venous arches, ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a fairly common complication of liver cirrhosis; occlusive PVT can be associated with poor prognosis, especially in patients with a prior history of bleeding A ...

Actively identifying the risk factors and predictive indicators associated with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in liver cirrhosis (LC) can enable early diagnosis and treatment, which is of great ...

Asymptomatic patients with portal vein thrombosis and patients with incomplete occlusions of the portal vein can remain untreated as long as they are followed up regularly (e.g. every 2-4 weeks). All ...

To compare the survival outcomes of neoadjuvant three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (RT) followed by hepatectomy with hepatectomy alone in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating portal vein hypertension and other complications of liver disease. A surgeon inserts a stent to ...

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a common cause of regional lymphadenopathy. We describe 2 children with an unusual presentation of disseminated CSD, the first one presenting with persistent fever, ...

Clinicians may be more likely to initiate anticoagulation if a patient is listed for liver transplant, has superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, or is symptomatic. Wide practice variation occurs for ...

BENGALURU: A four-year-old girl, who was battling for life for more than 3 months suffering from a rare and complex medical condition portal vein thrombosis along with portal hypertension was saved by ...

A 10-year-old Swedish girl has had a potentially life-threatening condition alleviated by receiving a vein grown from her own stem cells. Her condition, called extrahepatic portal vein obstruction, ...