Treatment of gastric varices with partial splenic embolization in a patient with portal vein thrombosis and a myeloproliferative disorder
Therapeutic options for gastric variceal bleeding in the presence of extensive portal vein thrombosis associated with a myeloproliferative disorder are limited.We report a case of a young woman who presented with gastric variceal bleeding secondary to extensive splanchnic venous thrombosis due to a...
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Published in | World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 20; no. 39; pp. 14495 - 14499 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
21.10.2014
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Summary: | Therapeutic options for gastric variceal bleeding in the presence of extensive portal vein thrombosis associated with a myeloproliferative disorder are limited.We report a case of a young woman who presented with gastric variceal bleeding secondary to extensive splanchnic venous thrombosis due to a Janus kinase 2 mutation associated myeloproliferative disorder that was managed effectively with partial splenic embolization. |
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Bibliography: | Robert Gianotti;Hearns Charles;Kenneth Hymes;Hersh Chandarana;Samuel Sigal;Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States;New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10022, United States ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 Telephone: +1-617-6672136 Fax: +1-617-6672767 Author contributions: All the authors contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and final approval of the version to be published. Correspondence to: Robert Gianotti, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Dana 501, Boston, MA 02215, United States. rgianott@bidmc.harvard.edu |
ISSN: | 1007-9327 2219-2840 |
DOI: | 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14495 |