Portal vein thrombosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome as onset of polycythemia vera

Budd-Chiari syndrome may be defined as a heterogeneous group of vascular disorders characterized by obstruction of hepatic venous return to the level of hepatic venules, supra-hepatic veins, inferior vena cava or right atrium. The main cause of this syndrome is represented by myeloproliferative dise...

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Main Authors: Aurelio Seidita, Delia Sprini, Accursia Bongiovì, Tiziana Catalano, Filippo Barbiera, Maria Accardi, Pasquale Mansueto, Antonio Carroccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/421