A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis

Autor: Kyle Sheppard, Morgan E. Roberts, Jonathan Bernard, Brian Wood, Yannlei L. Lee, Ashley Y. Williams, Thomas Capasso, Caleb C. Butts, Nathan Polite, John D. Simmons, Andrew Bright, Christopher Kinnard, Maryann Mbaka
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: The American Surgeon™. :000313482311739
ISSN: 1555-9823
0003-1348
DOI: 10.1177/00031348231173964
Popis: Portal venous thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon disease associated with highly morbid conditions such as intestinal ischemia and portal hypertension. Patients at higher risk of developing PVT include those with cirrhosis, malignancy, or prothrombotic states. The mainstay of treatment is early initiation of anticoagulation. The first case is a 49-year-old female diagnosed with a cecal mass and PVT. She was started on anticoagulation and underwent a right hemicolectomy with several small bowel resections. She developed portal hypertension that required TIPS and mechanical thrombectomy. The second patient is a 65-year-old female found to have PVT. She was anticoagulated with heparin and given systemic TPA. She developed intestinal ischemia and portal hypertension requiring small bowel resection, TIPS, and mechanical thrombectomy. These cases give insight into the impact of a multidisciplinary team approach to PVT. The role and timing of endovascular treatment is not well established and needs to be further investigated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE