Portal vein thrombosis is an important cause of portal hypertension. PVT occurs in
association with cirrhosis or as a result of malignant invasion by hepatocellular carcinoma or …

Splenectomy is attended by medical complications, principally infectious and
thromboembolic; the frequency of complications varies with the conditions that led to …

Background Although laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has become the standard approach
for most splenectomy cases, some areas still remain controversial. To date, the indications …

Background No definitive evidence exists regarding the treatment of acute portal vein
thrombosis (PVT). Treatment modalities described include conservative management …

Surgical removal of the spleen, splenectomy, is a procedure that has significantly decreased
in frequency as our understanding of the infectious complications of the asplenic state …

Patients undergoing splenectomy have an increased risk of splenic/portal vein thrombosis.
We used several databases to identify publications dealing with this risk and analyzed …

Since early 1990's, when it was inaugurally introduced, laparoscopic splenectomy has been
performed with excellent results in terms of intraoperative and postoperative complications …

Background The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic splenectomy and esophagogastric
devascularization are still uncertain. The aim of this study was to compare our results for …

Background Optimal modalities for diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of portal or splenic
vein thrombosis have not yet been defined. The present retrospective study aimed to …

ABSTRACT Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors
of portal vein system thrombosis (PVST) in patients with liver cirrhosis after splenectomy and …