Portal Venous Thrombosis in Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Relatively Unknown Association

• Main Authors: Shanmukhaswetha Perabattula MD (Author), Sameera Quraishi MD (Author), Asim Kichloo MD, FACP (Author), Dushyant Singh Dahiya MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Portal venous thrombosis (PVT) is a rare diagnosis in the general population. However, it is seen in patients with liver cirrhosis with an estimated prevalence ranging from 0.6% to 26%. Literature reports that about one-third of PVT cases have an unknown etiology. Identifying the precipitating facto...