portal vein thrombosis
- related: GI gastroenterology, splenic vein thrombosis and variceal bleed
- tags: #literature #GI
Chronic portal vein thrombosis is a potential complication of cirrhosis (rather than pancreatitis). Its presentation can be similar to splenic vein thrombosis and variceal bleed, but in portal vein thrombosis there is hypertension of the entire portal system with esophageal varices typically accompanying gastric varices.