title: Perioperative strategies and thrombophilia in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction undergoing the meso-Rex bypass.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) is an important cause of chronic portal hypertension in children. Although usually idiopathic in etiology, genetic and acquired thrombophilia have been implicated in EHPVO. Meso-Rex bypass is increasingly used to treat EHPVO in children.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to assess the relationship of postoperative anticoagulation strategies and thrombophilic risk factors to the development of bypass thrombosis following the meso-Rex bypass.
  
  
  METHODS
  Records of children who underwent meso-Rex bypass for EHPVO at a single institution from 1999 to 2009 were reviewed, and preoperative thrombophilia testing, perioperative anticoagulation strategies, and postoperative bypass patency based on imaging at last follow-up were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-five children with EHPVO underwent a first time meso-Rex bypass during the study period, and 9 of 65 (14 %) developed bypass thrombosis. The use of warfarin in the postoperative period was more common among children with thrombosed shunts than among those with open shunts [63 % vs. 20 %; OR, 6.5 (95 % CI, 1.3-31.5), p = 0.022]. The contribution of genetic or acquired thrombophilia to shunt thrombosis was inconclusive given variability in testing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Choice of anticoagulation following meso-Rex bypass may affect postoperative incidence of bypass thrombosis. Role of thrombophilic risk factors in the development of shunt thrombosis remains unclear.
authors: Division of Hematology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL 60611, USA. rbhat@luriechildrens.org
authors: Rukhmi
authors: R
authors: Bhat
authors: Timothy B
authors: TB
authors: Lautz
authors: Riccardo A
authors: RA
authors: Superina
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Liem
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin
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