Open AccessHigh Incidence of Thrombosis of the Portal Venous System After Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Author(s) -
Masataka Ikeda,
Mitsugu Sekimoto,
Shuji Takiguchi,
Masaru Kubota,
Masakazu Ikenaga,
Hirofumi Yamamoto,
Yoshiyuki Fujiwara,
Masayuki Ohue,
Takushi Yasuda,
Hiroshi Imamura,
Masayuki Tatsuta,
Masahiko Yano,
Hiroshi Furukawa,
Morito Monden
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000151794.28392.a6
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , portal vein thrombosis , thrombosis , surgery , incidence (geometry) , radiology , portal venous system , portal hypertension , splenic vein , venous thrombosis , complication , gastroenterology , spleen , cirrhosis , physics , optics
The aims of this prospective study were to investigate the true incidence of portal or splenic vein thrombosis (PSVT) after elective laparoscopic splenectomy using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, and outcome of anticoagulant therapy for PSVT.