Portal vein thrombosis associated with active ulcerative colitis: percutaneous transhepatic recanalization.
A patient with severe ulcerative colitis developed portal vein thrombosis. Intraportal infusion of plasminogen activators through a percutaneous transhepatic catheter produced an effective thrombolysis without increasing rectal bleeding. This is the first report in which portal vein thrombosis associated with active ulcerative colitis was treated successfully.
Miyazaki
Y
Y
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Shinomura
Y
Y
Kitamura
S
S
Hiraoka
S
S
Tomoda
K
K
Nezu
R
R
Kamiike
W
W
Nakamura
H
H
Matsuzawa
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator