A Large Portal Vein: A Rare Finding of Recent Portal Vein Thrombosis
Acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is rarely encountered by clinicians. The most common manifestation of acute PVT is sudden onset of abdominal pain. A computed tomography scan without contrast often shows a high-density material in the portal vein. After injection of contrast agents, absence of lum...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/323386 |