机构:
Osped Maggiore Policlin, Mangiagalli & Regina Elena Fdn, IRCCS, Gastroenterol Unit 3, I-20122 Milan, ItalyOsped Maggiore Policlin, Mangiagalli & Regina Elena Fdn, IRCCS, Gastroenterol Unit 3, I-20122 Milan, Italy
Primignani, Massimo
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机构:
[1] Osped Maggiore Policlin, Mangiagalli & Regina Elena Fdn, IRCCS, Gastroenterol Unit 3, I-20122 Milan, Italy
This review article aims to discuss the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup and management of portal vein thrombosis, either as a primary vascular liver disease in adults and children, or as a complication of liver cirrhosis. In addition, indications and limits Of anticoagulant therapy are discussed in detail. (C) 2009 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.