title: Portal vein thrombosis following laparoscopic surgery in a patient with sickle cell disease.
abstract: We report a case of portal vein thrombosis following prolonged laparoscopic intervention in a patient with Sickle cell disease. The operation combined a laparoscopic splenectomy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy. Presentation was insidious with vague abdominal pain and persistent postoperative pyrexia. The literature is reviewed, possible pathogeneses are discussed in the light of currently available data, and a strategy is suggested to recognize, avoid, and prevent this rare but potentially lethal complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Laparoscopic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Post Office Box 9864, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. philipng85@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P C H
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ashari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011169:Portal Vein; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*