Investigations Physical examination, blood and urine analyses, color Doppler ultrasonography and abdominal CT scan. Diagnosis Nephrotic syndrome complicated by portal vein thrombosis.

For patients with chronic PVT, ultrasound or CT/MRI with contrast can identify absence of portal vein flow or cavernous transformation while excluding associated causes. [11] ...

Ten compensated cirrhotic patients with acute portal vein thrombosis were examined using abdominal ultrasound with color Doppler and contrast-enhanced CT scans.

Nurses and oncologists need to give portal vein thrombosis a closer look, according to one oncolgy nurse.

Thrombosis of the portal venous system is a frequent and potentially life-threatening condition. Here, the authors discuss how imaging can provide assistance to physicians involved in this ...

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.

Figure 1. Portal vein thromboembolism development post COVID-19. A – abdominal ultrasound confirming the absence of blood flow in a dilated portal vein; B – computed tomography (CT) scan showing a ...

The review highlighted key diagnostic and treatment considerations for patients with splanchnic vein thrombosis and myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Portal vein thrombosis, however, has a relatively low incidence in patients with nephrotic syndrome and usually occurs during treatment or recurrence of the condition, not as the first sign.