Open AccessAcute extensive portal and mesenteric venous thrombosis after splenectomy: Treated by interventional thrombolysis with transjugular approach
Author(s) -
Maoqiang Wang,
Han-Ying Lin,
Liping Guo,
Fengyong Liu,
Feng Duan,
Zhijun Wang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3038
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , urokinase , thrombosis , splenectomy , surgery , catheter , portal vein thrombosis , radiology , venous thrombosis , spleen , myocardial infarction
To present a series of cases with symptomatic acute extensive portal vein (PV) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) thrombosis after splenectomy treated by transjugular intrahepatic approach catheter-directed thrombolysis.