Portal vein thrombosis: CT features.
There are many causative diseases to produced portal vein thrombosis (PVT) with the most common being liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Visualization of abnormalities associated with PVT is crucial to diagnosis and appropriate intervention. Dynamic contrast enhanced CT is the best means of diagnosis of PVT and evaluation of various causative diseases. The findings of PVT of the dynamic CT are filling defect partially or totally occluding the vessel lumen and rim enhancement of the vessel wall. Signs and symptoms of PVT may be subtle or nonspecific and overshadowed by the underlying illness. Radiologists should be aware of the clinical situations that predispose a patient to portal or mesenteric vein thrombosis.
Lee
Hae-Kyung
HK
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon Hospital, 1174 Jung-Dong Wonmi-Gu, Bucheon-Shi Kyungki-Do, South Korea. hklee@schbc.ac.kr
Park
Seong Jin
SJ
Yi
Bum-Ha
BH
Yeon
Eun-Kyeong
EK
Kim
Jung Hoon
JH
Hong
Hyun-Sook
HS
D003287:Contrast Media; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
D003287:Contrast Media