Thrombosis of the splenoportal axis after splenectomy

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 391, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 483-488

  Romano, Fabrizio ^a   Caprotti, Roberto ^a   Conti, Matteo ^a   Piacentini, Maria Gaia ^a   Uggeri, Fabio ^a   Motta, Vittorio ^a   Pogliani, Enrico Maria ^a   Uggeri, Franco ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasonography; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Portal system; Spleen; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748364345     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-006-0075-z     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Ellison EC, Fabri PJ (1983) Complications of splenectomy: etiology, prevention and management. Surg Clin North Am 63:1313-1329
2. Kunin N, Desjardins JF, Letoquart JP, La Gamma A, Lebois E, Mambrini A (1996) Mesenteric-portal thrombosis after hematologic splenectomy. J Chir 133:453-458
3. van't Riet M, Burger JW, van Muiswinkel JM, Kazemier G, Schipperus MR, Bonjer HJ (2000) Diagnosis and treatment of portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy. Br J Surg 87:1229-1233
4. Rattner DW, Ellman L, Warshaw AL (1993) Portal vein thrombosis after elective splenectomy: an underappreciated, potentially lethal syndrome. Arch Surg 128:565-569
5. Winslow ER, Brunt LM, Drebin JA, Soper NJ, Klingensmith ME (2002) Portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy. Am J Surg 184:631-636
6. Atweh N, Kavic SM, Dudrick SJ (2001) Portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy. J Am Coll Surg 192:551-552
7. Petit P, Bret PM, Atri M, Hreno A, Casola G, Gianfelice D (1994) Splenic vein thrombosis after splenectomy: frequency and role of imaging. Radiology 190:65-68
8. Loring LA, Panicek DM, Karpeh MS (1998) Portal system thrombosis after splenectomy for neoplasm or chronic hematologic disorder: is routine surveillance imaging necessary? J Comput Assist Tomogr 22:856-860
9. Condat B, Pessione F, Helene Denninger M, Hillaire S, Valla D (2000) Recent portal vein thrombosis: increased recognition and frequent recanalization on anticoagulant therapy. Hepatology 32:466-470
10. Rhee RY, Gloviczki P, Mendonca CT, Petterson TM, Serry RD, Sarr MG, Johnson CM, Bower TC, Hallett JW Jr, Cherry KJ Jr (1994) Portal vein thrombosis: still a lethal disease in the 1990s. J Vasc Surg 20:688-697
11. Ikeda M, Sekimoto M, Takiguchi S, Kubota M, Ikenaga M, Yamamoto H, Fujiwara Y, Ohue M, Yasuda T, Imamura H, Tatsuta M, Yano M, Furukawa H, Monden M (2005) High incidence of thrombosis of the portal venous system after laparoscopic splenectomy. Ann Surg 241:208-216
12. Valeri A, Venneri F, Presenti L, Nardi F, Grossi A, Borrelli D (1998) Portal thrombosis: a rare complication of laparoscopic splenectomy. Surg Endosc 12:1173-1176
13. Franciosi C, Romano F, Caprotti R, Giardino A, Piacentini G, Visintini G, Uggeri F (2002) Splenoportal thrombosis as a complication after laparoscopic splenectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 12:272-273
14. Winslow ER, Brunt ML (2003) Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open splenectomy: a metaanalysis with emphasis on complications. Surgery 134:647-655
15. Romano F, Caprotti R, Franciosi C, De Fina S, Colombo G, Uggeri F (2002) Laparoscopic splenectomy using LigaSure. Preliminary experience. Surg Endos 16:1608-1611
16. Mohren M, Markmann I, Dworschak U, Franke A, Maas C, Mewes S, Weiss G, Jentsch-Ullrich K (2004) Thromboembolic complications after splenectomy for hematologic disease. Am J Hematol 76:143-147
17. Horowitz J, Smith JL, Weber TK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Petrelli NJ (1996) Postoperative complications after splenectomy for hematologic malignancies. Ann Surg 223:290-296
18. Skarsgard E, Doski J, Jaksic T (1993) Thrombosis of the portal venous system after splenectomy for pediatric hematologic diseases. J Pediatr Surg 28:1109-1112
19. Chaffanjon PC, Brichon PY, Ranchoup Y, Gressin R, Sotto JJ (1998) Portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy for hematologic disease: prospective study with Doppler color flow imaging. World J Surg 22:1082-1086
20. Hassn A, Al-Fallouji MA, Ouf TI, Saad R (2000) Portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy. Br J Surg 87:362-373
21. Benoist S (2000) Les complications a moyen et long term de la splenectomie. Ann Chir 125:317-324
22. Bach AM, Hann LE, Brown KT, Getrajdman GI, Herman SK, Fong Y, Blumgart AL (1996) Portal vein evaluation with US: comparison to angiography combined with CT arterial portography. Radiology 201:149-154
23. Fujita F, Lyass S, Otsuka K, Giordano L, Rosenbaum DL, Khalili TM, Phillips EH (2003) Portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy: identification of risk factors. Am Surg 69:951-956
24. Tefferi A, Mesa RA, Nagorney DM, Schroder G, Silverstein MN (2000) Splenectomy in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia: a single institution experience with 223 patients. Blood 95:2226-2233
25. Cappellini MD, Robbiolo L, Bottasso BM, Coppola R, Fiorelli G, Mannucci PM (2000) Venous thromboembolism and hypergoagulability in splenectomized patients with thalassemia intermedia. Br J Haematol 111:467-473
26. Pietrabissa A, Moretto C, Antonelli G, Morelli L, Marciano E, Mosca F (2004) Thrombosis in the portal venous system after elective laparoscopic splenectomy. Surg Endosc 18:1140-1143
27. Patel AG, Parker JE, Wallwork B, Kau KB, Donaldson N, Rhodes MR, Nathanson L, Fielding G (2003) Massive splenomegaly is associated with significant morbidity after laparoscopic splenectomy. Ann Surg 238:235-240
28. Eguchi A, Hashizume M, Kitano S, Tanoue K, Wada H, Sugimachi K (1991) High rate of portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy in patients with esophageal varices and idiopathic portal hypertension. Arch Surg 126:752-755
29. Boissel P, Bresler L, Trackeon G, Poussot D, Gosdidier (1991) Mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy in hematologic diseases. Apropos of 3 cases. Chirurgie 117:591-595
30. Bower MA, Braun J, Ellman L (1978) Thromboembolic risk of postsplenectomy thrombocytosis. Arch Surg 113:808-809
31. Visudiphan S, Ketsa-Ard K, Piankijagum A, Tumliang S (1985) Blood coagulation and platelet profiles in persistent post-splenectomy thrombocytosis. The relationship to thromboembolism. Biomed Pharmacother 39:264-271
32. Buss DH, Stuart JJ, Lipscomb GE (1985) The incidence of thrombotic and hemorrhagic disorders in association with extreme thrombocytosis: an analysis of 129 cases. Am J Hematol 20:365-372
33. Ruggeri M, Finazzi G, Tosetto A, Riva S, Rodeghiero F, Barbui T (1998) No treatment for low-risk thrombocytemia: results from a prospective study. Br J Haematol 103:772-777
34. Griesshammer M, Bangerter M, Sauer T, Wennauer R, Bergmann L, Heimpel H (1999) Aetiology and clinical significance of thrombocytosis analysis of 732 patients with an elevated platelet count. J Intern Med 245:295-300
35. Sok J, Su W, Hopkins MA (2001) Portal vein thrombosis following laparoscopic splenectomy for beta-thalassemia: a case study. Surg Endosc 15:1489
36. Delaitre B, Champault G, Barrat C, Gossot D, Bresler L, Meyer C, Collet D, Samama G (2000) Laparoscopic splenectomy for hematologic disease. Study of 275 cases. Ann Chir 125:522-529
37. Lindberg F, Rasmussen I, Siegbahn A, Bergqvist D (2000) Coagulation activation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in spite of thromboembolism prophylaxis. Surg Endosc 14:858-861
38. Rahr HB, Fabrin K, Larsen JF, Thorlacius-Ussing O (1999) Coagulation and fibrinolysis during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Thromb Res 93:121-127
39. Jakimowicz J, Stultiens G, Smulders F (1998) Laparoscopic insufflation of the abdomen reduces portal venous flow. Surg Endosc 12:129-132
40. Baixauli J, Delaney CP, Senagore AJ, Remzi FH, Fazio VW (2003) Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 46:550-553
41. Dhoste K, Lacosete L, Karayan J, Lehuede MS, Thomas D, Fuscardi J (1996) Haemodynamic and ventilatory changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly ASA III patients. Can J Anaesth 43:783-788