Open AccessPortal vein thrombosis — a literature review and our own clinical observations
Author(s) -
N.V. Lareva,
Е. В. Томина,
С. И. Щаднева,
N.V. Lareva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
èksperimentalʹnaâ i kliničeskaâ gastroènterologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1682-8658
DOI - 10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-181-9-55-62
Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein thrombosis , cirrhosis , thrombophilia , thrombosis , lumen (anatomy) , portal hypertension , portal vein , portal venous pressure , radiology , superior mesenteric vein , blood flow , occlusion , surgery
The portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a partial or complete occlusion of blood flow through the portal vein that occurs due to the presence of a blood clot in its lumen. Currently, PVT has become more common in the clinic of internal diseases. PVT can be caused by many factors, among which local and systemic. Systemic factors include congenital and acquired thrombophilia. Local factors include inflammatory, infectious, and oncological diseases of the abdominal organs. One of the most likely causes of PVT is currently being considered liver cirrhosis. The article presents the literature data, clinical guidelines for managing patients with PVT in the discussion of three own clinical cases of patients with PVT, which were caused by various diseases.