Open AccessPortal vein thrombosis: Prevalence, patient characteristics and lifetime risk: A population study based on 23 796 consecutive autopsies
Author(s) -
Magnus Ögren,
David Bergqvist,
Martin Björck,
Stefan Acosta,
Henry Eriksson,
Nils H. Sternby
Publication year - 2006
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.v12.i13.2115
Subject(s) - medicine , population , portal vein thrombosis , odds ratio , cumulative incidence , cirrhosis , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , malignancy , surgery , cohort , physics , environmental health , optics
To assess the lifetime cumulative incidence of portal venous thrombosis (PVT) in the general population.