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A Rare Case of Portal Vein Thrombosis Due to Portal Vein Aneurysm. Case Report and the Review of the Literature

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A portal vein aneurysm (PVA) is an abnormal dilatation of the portal vein measuring more than 19 mm in patients with portal hypertension and more than 15 mm in individuals with normal portal venous pressure. PVA is rare accounting for only 0.06% to 3.0% of the visceral vessels’ aneurysms. This case report is about a 20-year-old female who presented with portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) thrombosis with PVA. She was managed with anticoagulation. At 8 years of follow-up, she was symptom-free and did not have evidence of portal hypertension.

Source: Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.4038/sljm.v33i3.551

Author: J. Arudchelvam

Institutions: National Hospital of Sri Lanka, University of Colombo

Language: English

Topic: Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405381695