Portal vein thrombosis postlaparoscopic splenectomy presenting with infarction of gut: Review of risk factors, investigations, postoperative surveillance, and management

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 273-277

  MacHado, Norman Oneil ^a   Chopra, Pradeep J ^a   Sankhla, Dilip ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Australia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

infarction of gut; laparoscopic splenectomy; portal vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INTESTINE INFARCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFARCTION; JEJUNUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RISK FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77956234049     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181e364b9     Document Type: Article

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