title: Liver: PVT in cirrhosis, not always an innocent bystander.
abstract: Portal vein thrombosis occurs frequently in patients with cirrhosis, but it is unclear whether it is a cause or consequence of decompensation in cirrhosis. The heterogeneity of data on the influence of portal vein thrombosis on the natural history of cirrhosis has been added to in a new study.
authors.affiliation: Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senzolo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011169:Portal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*