noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis presenting with hepatic encephalopathy due to polycythemia vera and mri findings

Noncirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis Presenting with Hepatic Encephalopathy Due to Polycythemia Vera and MRI Findings

Pulmonary vein thrombosis in a patient with polycythemia vera

Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rarely encountered disease entity with varied clinical presentations. It is usually associated with lung carcinoma, lung surgeries and as a complication of the radiofrequency catheter ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation. Its clinical manifestations can vary from mild hemoptysis to lung infarction with hemodynamic compromise. A 76-year-old male present...

Polycythemia Vera Presenting with Fulminant Hepatic Failure Due to Acute Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Case Report.

We describe a 38 year-old woman with polycythemia vera who presented with fulminant hepatic failure due to acute Budd-Chiari syndrome. She had a history of abdominal pain and distention for 4 days. Laboratory and clinical findings showed fulminant hepatic failure due to acute Budd-Chiari syndrome. Diagnosis was confirmed with abdominal ultrasonography and doppler ultrasonography showing ascites...

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE WITH PORTAL HYPERTENSION DUE TO HEPATOPORTAL SCLEROSIS (NONCIRRHOTIC PORTAL FIBROSIS)

Hepatoportal sclerosis or idiopathic portal hypertension has a worldwide distribution with prevalence in developing and temperate countries. Of 64 patients with this disease seen during a twelve year period, 36 underwent splenectomy or a shunt procedure. The indications for surgical intervention were severe hypersplenism and persistent left upper abdominal pain andlorhistory of frequent ep...

Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Rare Finding in a Noncirrhotic Patient

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare cause of abdominal pain, typically associated with cirrhosis or thrombophilia. A 18-year-old female presented with abdominal pain for 10 weeks. The diagnosis was confirmed with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdomen after an ultrasound showed dilated and obstructed portal vein. This unexpected finding prompted investigation for intrinsic hepa...

Portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans associated with hepatic cirrhosis.

A case of portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans in a patient with alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis in the absence of hepatocarcinoma is described. Infection is a known cause of portal vein thrombosis but thrombosis by Candida albicans has not to our knowledge been previously reported.