Review Article
Imaging Diagnosis of Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis
Box 4
Causes of portomesenteric venous thrombosis.
Cirrhosis | Abdominal malignancies (hepatic, pancreatic etc.) | Hypercoagulable states (both inherited and acquired; see Box 1) | Myeloproliferative disorders | Local inflammation | Umbilical vein catheterization | Appendicitis | Diverticulitis | Pancreatitis | Cholecystitis | Duodenal ulcer | Inflammatory bowel disease | Tubercular lymphadenitis | Traumatic/Iatrogenic | Splenectomy, gastrectomy, colectomy, cholecystectomy | Liver transplantation | Abdominal trauma | Surgical/radiological porto-systemic shunting |
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