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Idiopathic acute portal vein thrombosis: a case report
H Laishram1, B Cramer, R Kennedy
1Department of Surgery, Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
There are few reported cases of acute portal vein thrombosis presenting as an acute abdomen in adolescent age group. Most published series concern chronic extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis. Acute portal vein thrombosis is rare, but can develop into serious complications. Hence, prompt diagnosis and heparinization can prevent the development of lethal complications such as venous gangrene of the bowel and portal hypertension.