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Portal vein thrombosis

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Portal vein thrombosis
The development of a blood clot in the vein that brings blood into the liver. Untreated portal vein thrombosis causes portal hypertension.
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In the case of portal vein thrombosis or previous portal vein surgery, a donor iliac vein jump graft may be interposed between the recipient superior mesenteric vein or splenic vein and the donor portal vein.
9) The relation of these inherited thrombophilic states with mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis has been suggested.
 
 
 
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