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Portal vein thrombosis in Fontan-associated liver disease

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Abstract A 25-year-old patient with signs of cirrhosis on ultrasound and CT presented with portal vein thrombosis on routine follow-up examinations; retrograde hepatic wedge angiography demonstrated only the right-sided portal… Click to show full abstract

Abstract A 25-year-old patient with signs of cirrhosis on ultrasound and CT presented with portal vein thrombosis on routine follow-up examinations; retrograde hepatic wedge angiography demonstrated only the right-sided portal vein branch. Development of a portosystemic collateral vessel to the left-sided renal vein prevented signs of hypersplenism. This unique complication of portal vein thrombosis should be considered during long-term surveillance.

Keywords: thrombosis fontan; fontan associated; vein; vein thrombosis; portal vein

Journal Title: Cardiology in the Young
Year Published: 2020

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