A Large Portal Vein: A Rare Finding of Recent Portal Vein Thrombosis

A Large Portal Vein: A Rare Finding of Recent Portal Vein Thrombosis

Acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is rarely encountered by clinicians. The most common manifestation of acute PVT is sudden onset of abdominal pain. A computed tomography scan without contrast often shows a high-density material in the portal vein. After injection of contrast agents, absence of lum...

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Main Authors: Xingshun Qi, Guohong Han, Zhanxin Yin, Chuangye He, Ming Bai, Zhiping Yang, Wengang Guo, Jing Niu, Kaichun Wu, Daiming Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Portal vein thrombosis
Computed tomography
Anticoagulation
Thrombolysis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/323386

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