PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mohammad Harris
AU  - Jecko Thachil
TI  - Portal vein thrombosis – a primer for the general physician
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-212
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 212--219
VI  - 17
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/3/212.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/3/212.full
SO  - Clin Med2017 Jun 01; 17
AB  - Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is thrombosis of the portal ­circulation, which may present with varied symptoms. However, increased use of abdominal imaging has noted a large number of incidental PVT. At the same time, PVT may be overlooked in the absence of the characteristic symptoms. More recently, a JAK2 mutation has been recognised as a cause of PVT. Anticoagulation is the mainstay of treatment, but can pose a dilemma because of the associated coagulopathy, the presence of varices and thrombocytopenia.