Thrombus Resolution in Two Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis without Anticoagulation: Do We Need to Anticoagulate Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis?

Annamarie Borja; Weili Xing; Edwin Lymen; Benedict Azucena; Ashish Anil Sule

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1395980

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 2016; 25(05): e93-e96
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1395980

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Thrombus Resolution in Two Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis without Anticoagulation: Do We Need to Anticoagulate Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis?

Annamarie Borja

¹Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

²Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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Weili Xing

¹Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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Edwin Lymen

¹Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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Benedict Azucena

¹Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

²Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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Ashish Anil Sule

¹Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

²Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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Abstract

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a thrombosis that develops in the trunk of the portal vein which can extend to its branches. It results from a combination of local and systemic prothrombotic factors. Anticoagulation is generally considered in PVT patients as long as the risk of bleeding is low. Limited data have been published regarding spontaneous resolution of PVT. We describe two cases of asymptomatic PVT who were not given anticoagulation in view of several factors, who, on repeat scans, showed resolution of their thrombus.

Keywords

portal vein thrombosis - PVT and cirrhosis - PVT and intraabdominal abscess - spontaneous resolution of PVT

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