Hepatic vein thrombosis should be suspected when ascites, liver enlargement, and upper abdominal pain are simultaneously present, or when intractable ascites contrasts with mildly altered liver ...

In a recently reported multivariate analysis of patients with hepatic vein thrombosis and patent portal vein, the factors associated with a good prognosis were a younger age, a better liver ...

Acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare disorder defined by the sudden occlusion of the portal vein, which could be partial or complete. Prothrombotic states, inherited or acquired, are thought ...

In severe cases, hepatic encephalitis can affect consciousness ... Portal hypertension can also be caused by clots forming in ...

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).

Prof. Guiu: Very interesting questions, given the absence of clear guidelines. In the context of HCC with tumor thrombosis, APSs can occur through several routes: transvasal (vasa vasorum from a ...

A: Non-contrast-enhanced abdominal CT of the patient at admission, showing increased density of mesenteric fat around the sigmoid colon (arrowhead), where some colonic diverticula were also present, ...