Portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis: incidence, management, and outcome

Abstract Background Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a serious complication in liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. We examined the treatment, recurrence and prognosis of PVT in cirrhotic patients. Methods The study subjects were all 90 cirrhotic patients with PVT treated with danaparoid sodium...

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Main Authors: Shunichiro Fujiyama, Satoshi Saitoh, Yusuke Kawamura, Hitomi Sezaki, Tetsuya Hosaka, Norio Akuta, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Fumitaka Suzuki, Yasuji Arase, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0668-8