title: Acute Cholecystitis Complicated with Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an infrequent clinical condition usually associated with multiple etiological factors and diseases. In some cases, PVT remains undiagnosed and is incidentally detected during routine examination for a known etiology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here, we present a rare case of portal vein thrombosis associated with acute cholecystitis in a 31-year-old man.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative treatment may be a feasible and safe approach for the management of PVT with acute cholecystitis, if treated at an early stage. Moreover, initial diagnosis based on radiological evaluation is possible only if the surgeons are familiar with this unusual condition. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and management of patients with acute cholecystitis-associated PVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muneer
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Husham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdelrahman
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Menyar
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarour
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.affiliation: Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Thani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy