Background Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an important cause of portal hypertension. It
may occur as such with or without associated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma …

Portal vein thrombosis is an important cause of portal hypertension. PVT occurs in
association with cirrhosis or as a result of malignant invasion by hepatocellular carcinoma or …

The clinical management of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains ambiguous due to its
heterogeneous presentations and its associations with liver disease, malignancy, and …

Portal vein thrombosis unrelated to solid malignancy is common in patients with cirrhosis,
but less frequently observed in patients without cirrhosis. Prompt diagnosis and …

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a frequent complication in cirrhosis and its prevalence
increases with disease severity. Several factors are involved in the development and …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 31, 366‐374 Summary Background As current imaging techniques
in cirrhosis allow detection of asymptomatic portal vein thrombosis during routine …

Portal vein thrombosis may occur in cirrhosis; nevertheless, its prevalence, and predictors
are still elusive. To investigate this issue, the Italian Society of Internal Medicine undertook …

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare disorder that is associated with a variety of underlying
conditions, of which liver cirrhosis, malignancy and myeloproliferative disorders are the most …

This review article aims to discuss the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation,
diagnostic workup and management of portal vein thrombosis, either as a primary vascular …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010; 32: 1154–1162 Summary Background Reliable
epidemiological data for portal vein thrombosis are lacking. Aims To investigate the …