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Portal vein thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report
H Ishida1, K Konno, T Komatsuda
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan.
Abstract:
We present a case of portal vein thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The patient had an end-stage renal disease and underwent hemodialysis, and a portal thrombus was incidentally found in the main portal vein by color Doppler sonography. The patient is followed up now with long-term anticoagulant therapy. This experience suggests that color Doppler sonography be performed for patients with APS to improve their management.