Multiple venous and arterial thromboses of the gallbladder causing acute cholecystitis. A previously undescribed complication of essential thrombocythemia(†)(†)Supported in part by Fundación Clínica Médica Sur.

Well established complications of essential thrombocythemia are multiple thrombohemorrhagic phenomena in various abdominal organs. We describe the case of a 22 year old man with essential thrombocythemia and thrombosis of the mesenteric and splenic veins as well as cavernomatous transformation of th...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Picón-Coronel, Fredy Chablé-Montero, Arturo Ángeles-Ángeles, Jorge Albores-Saavedra, Dr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119315522