RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Portal vein thrombosis – a primer for the general physician
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 212
OP 219
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-212
VO 17
IS 3
A1 Mohammad Harris
A1 Jecko Thachil
YR 2017
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/3/212.abstract
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.