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

Objectives: Pediatric literature on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is limited. We
evaluated the prevalence, subtypes, clinical profile, and effect on outcome of ascitic fluid …

A 59-year-old woman with polycythemia vera-related portal hypertension requiring frequent
paracentesis was admitted for asymptomatic recurrent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis …

Key Clinical Message Clinicians should be mindful of the rare occurrence of spontaneous
bacterial peritonitis in essential thrombocythemia with extensive splanchnic vein thrombosis …

6. Preto-Zamperlini M, Farhat SC, Perondi MB, et al. Elevated C-reactive protein and
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in children with chronic liver disease and ascites. J Pediatr …

Portal hypertension represents a dysfunctional hemodynamic alteration within the portal
venous system, usually due to cirrhosis. These altered hemodynamics play a direct role in …