title: Are we missing portal vein thrombosis?
abstract: We report a case of portal vein thrombosis which was misdiagnosed as tropical splenomegaly syndrome. This is the first documented case confirmed radiologically at Universiti Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. A discussion on the management of portal vein thrombosis is also described.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rathakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*