title: Splenectomy and proximal lieno-renal shunt in a factor five deficient patient with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The clinico-surgical implication and successful management of a rare case of factor five (V) deficiency with portal hypertension and hypersplenism due to idiopathic extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 16-year old boy had gastro-esophageal variceal bleeding, splenomegaly and hypersplenism. During preoperative workup prolonged prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time were detected, which on further evaluation turned out to be due to factor V deficiency. Proximal lieno-renal shunt and splenectomy were successfully performed with transfusion of fresh frozen plasma during and after the surgical procedure. At surgery there was no excessive bleeding. The perioperative course was uneventful and the patient is doing well on follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical portal decompressive procedures can be safely undertaken in clotting factor deficient patients with portal hypertension if meticulous surgical hemostasis is achieved at operation and the deficient factor is adequately replaced in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of G,I, Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. spchava@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Srinivas Prabhu
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chava
authors.forename: Sujoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Supriyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghatak
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Peush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: Tushar Kanti
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005166:Factor V Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013156:Splenectomy; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical