title: Thrombus Resolution in Two Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis without Anticoagulation: Do We Need to Anticoagulate Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis?
abstract: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a thrombosis that develops in the trunk of the portal vein which can extend to its branches. It results from a combination of local and systemic prothrombotic factors. Anticoagulation is generally considered in PVT patients as long as the risk of bleeding is low. Limited data have been published regarding spontaneous resolution of PVT. We describe two cases of asymptomatic PVT who were not given anticoagulation in view of several factors, who, on repeat scans, showed resolution of their thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Annamarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borja
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Weili
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lymen
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Benedict
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Azucena
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ashish Anil
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sule
keywords: PVT and cirrhosis; PVT and intraabdominal abscess; portal vein thrombosis; spontaneous resolution of PVT