Implications of portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy for patients with idiopathic portal hypertension

Teijiro Hirashita,Masayuki Ohta,Seiichiro Kai,Takashi Masuda,Hidetoshi Eguchi,Yukio Iwashita,Tadashi Ogawa,Seigo Kitano

Implications of portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy for patients with idiopathic portal hypertension

2011

Teijiro Hirashita
Masayuki Ohta
Seiichiro Kai
Takashi Masuda
Hidetoshi Eguchi
Yukio Iwashita
Tadashi Ogawa
Seigo Kitano

Purpose Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is considered to be closely related to portal vein thrombosis (PVT). The aim of this study was to clarify the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of PVT in patients with IPH after splenectomy.

Keywords:

Portal vein thrombosis
Idiopathic portal hypertension
Portal hypertension
Surgery
Portal venous pressure
Medicine
Splenectomy
Surgical oncology
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