title: Portal vein thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of portal vein thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The patient had an end-stage renal disease and underwent hemodialysis, and a portal thrombus was incidentally found in the main portal vein by color Doppler sonography. The patient is followed up now with long-term anticoagulant therapy. This experience suggests that color Doppler sonography be performed for patients with APS to improve their management.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamashima
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Masamune
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology