title: Portal vein thrombosis as the first sign of nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed thrombosis in the superior mesenteric vein and in the right branch and the trunk of the portal vein.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physical examination, blood and urine analyses, color Doppler ultrasonography and abdominal CT scan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nephrotic syndrome complicated by portal vein thrombosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment with batroxobin, low-molecular-weight heparin, prostaglandin E, dipyridamole and methylprednisolone.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology at Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Chenggang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011169:Portal Vein; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000187:drug effects; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents