Postsplenectomy thrombosis of splenic, mesenteric, and portal vein (PST-SMPv): A single institutional series, comprehensive systematic review of a literature and suggested classification

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1192-1204

  Tsamalaidze, Levan ^a,b   Stauffer, John A ^a   Brigham, Tara ^a   Asbun, Horacio J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Portal vein; Splenectomy; Splenic vein; Thrombosis classification; Vein thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MESENTERIC VEIN; MORTALITY RATE; PATIENT RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MESENTERIC VEINS; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85055742851     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.01.073     Document Type: Review

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