Patients present with anemia and teardrop-shaped red blood cells and rarely with portal vein thrombosis causing portal hypertension with ascites and varices.

The possibility of portal vein thrombosis should be considered in patients who have nephrotic syndrome together with abdominal pain or abdominal distention of unknown etiology, or in those with ...

Causes of portal hypertension can be prehepatic (such as portal vein thrombosis), hepatic (commonly liver cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis) or posthepatic (such as hepatic vein obstruction).

Because of all this extra pressure, a huge amount of fluid can leak through the walls of the portal vein and into the abdominal cavity. That's what causes ascites to build up.

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If your visible veins are due to deep vein thrombosis, you may need to take anti-coagulant drugs, or blood thinners. A doctor might give you an injection, oral tablets, or both.

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