Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy for systemic mastocytosis: A case report and review of the literature

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-221

  Maalouf, Majed ^a   Papasavas, Pavlos ^a   Goitein, David ^a   Caushaj, Philip F ^a   Gagne, Daniel ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal pancreatectomy; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Portal vein thrombosis; Splenectomy; Systemic mastocytosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMIC MASTOCYTOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 42449135397     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318168f7ad     Document Type: Article

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