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Extensive portal vein thrombosis related to abdominal trauma.
Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique - 1 Feb 2006
Gonzalez Florent, Condat Bertrand, Deltenre Pierre, Mathurin Philippe, Paris Jean-Claude, Dharancy Sébastien
Abstract excerpt
Abdominal trauma is a classic but very rare cause of portal vein thrombosis. We report the case of a patient with portal vein thrombosis and cavernoma associated with portal hypertension. Anamnesis identified a serious thoraco-abdominal trauma related to a bicycle accident 6 months before. Biological screening identified an inherited heterozygous G20210A factor II gene mutation which supports a recent notion that...
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