title: Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a relatively uncommon complication after abdominal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an even more unusual case of PVT 10 days after an uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy, believed to be only the fourth reported case in the literature of this rare complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Albeit extremely rare, PVT should be included in the differential diagnosis for abdominal symptoms and/or elevated hepatic function tests after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Naruhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikoma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Casey L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Maro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohanian
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Harinder S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: MacFadyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, TX A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. shinil.k.shah@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Shinil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kulvinder S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bajwa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents