Mesenteric venous thrombosis usually involves the superior mesenteric vein, with the danger of bowel infarction. The newer imaging techniques allow earlier diagnosis. A predisposing condition (such ...

Although some patients remain asymptomatic, blockage of portal vein blood flow can produce ischemic hepatitis; worsening portal hypertension; and, with extensive thrombosis that includes the ...

The authors of this Review focus on non-malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT), the second most common cause of portal vein occlusion. Discussion includes how the two different forms of PVT ...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a blood clot that causes irregular blood flow to the liver. Learn about the symptoms and treatment of this condition.

One patient with extensive thrombosis received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, and in three patients, transjugular (or transhepatic) intrahepatic portosystemic shunt was established.

Portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT), a severe complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), markedly influences patient prognosis by fostering a hypercoagulable state.

Researchers explored the case of a 40-year-old woman with polycythemia vera (PV) who developed a portal vein occlusion 1.5 months postpartum after C-section.

A 62-year-old man was admitted because of postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss. Cirrhosis had reportedly been diagnosed 1 year earlier; imaging showed portal vein thrombosis. A diagnosis was ...

The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% in decompensated patients, 9% in those with acute ...

Incidence of new portal vein thrombosis was higher after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma compared with microwave or radiofrequency ablation, although researchers ...

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is an unusual-site venous thromboembolism that includes portal, mesenteric, and splenic vein thrombosis as well as the Budd–Chiari syndrome. SVT is a relatively rare ...