Portomesenteric Vein Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 101,914 Patients.

Dimitrios GiannisGeorgios GeropoulosChristos D KakosWeiying LuSalim El HadweMassimiliano FornasieroAndrew RobertsonChetan Parmar

Published in: Obesity surgery (2023)

PMVT is a rare complication of sleeve gastrectomy with an incidence rate <1% that is associated with low center volume and advanced age but is not affected by the duration or type of thromboprophylaxis administered postoperatively.

Keyphrases

systematic review
patients undergoing
meta analyses
pulmonary embolism
venous thromboembolism
risk factors
direct oral anticoagulants
randomized controlled trial
atrial fibrillation