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Portal vein thrombosis in Fontan-associated liver disease.

Renate KaulitzLudger SieverdingMichael Hofbeck
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • optical coherence tomography
  • case report
  • positron emission tomography
  • dual energy
  • ultrasound guided
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound