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Thrombosis of portal venous system after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with prothrombin gene mutation.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - 1 Jan 2000
Gul Waheed, Abbass Khurram, Qazi Arif M, Markert Ronald J, Barde Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the gold standard for the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis. Portal venous thrombosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rare. We report a case of thrombosis of the portal venous system after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with a latent prothrombin gene mutation. An abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiogram of the abdomen revealed...
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