Portal vein thrombosis history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

Common symptoms of portal vein thrombosis include abdominal pain or distention, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, and anorexia. Less common symptoms of portal vein thrombosis include weight loss, fever, ascites, jaundice, and bloody stools.

Symptoms of of portal vein thrombosis include abdominal pain or distention, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, and anorexia

Patients with portal vein thrombosis may have a positive history of:

Common symptoms of portal vein thrombosis include:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Less common symptoms include:^[3]

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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sogaard KK, Astrup LB, Vilstrup H, Gronbaek H (2007). “Portal vein thrombosis; risk factors, clinical presentation and treatment”. BMC Gastroenterol. 7: 34. doi:10.1186/1471-230X-7-34. PMC 1976099. PMID 17697371.
↑ Sobhonslidsuk A, Reddy KR (2002). “Portal vein thrombosis: a concise review”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 97 (3): 535–41. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05527.x. PMID 11922544.
↑ Primignani M (2010). “Portal vein thrombosis, revisited”. Dig Liver Dis. 42 (3): 163–70. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2009.08.003. PMID 19766546.