title: Percutaneous treatment of portal vein thrombosis in a child who has undergone splenectomy.
abstract: Thrombosis of the portal venous system is a well-recognized and potentially lethal complication after open or laparoscopic splenectomy. A 7-year-old girl with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura developed a portal vein thrombosis after open splenectomy. The portal vein thrombosis was diagnosed by color Doppler sonography. A percutaneous transhepatic thromboaspiration of the acute thrombus was done on the third postoperative day. Anticoagulation was continued for 6 months. The presented patient is the youngest patient to undergo percutaneous thromboaspiration of an acute thrombus via the transhepatic route. Percutaneous thromboaspiration via the transhepatic route is an effective means of treating a portal vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, 01250 Adana, Turkey. poguzkurt@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tercan
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Semire Serin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ezer
authors.forename: Akgün
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011169:Portal Vein; D011172:Portography; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014654:Vascular Patency; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*