Splenectomy and proximal lieno-renal shunt in a factor five deficient patient with extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction.
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.
Chava
Srinivas Prabhu
SP
Department of G,I, Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. spchava@yahoo.com
Pal
Sujoy
S
Ghatak
Supriyo
S
Kumar
Rajat
R
Sahni
Peush
P
Chattopadhyay
Tushar Kanti
TK
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