Portal Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Cushing's Syndrome

• Main Authors: Alexandria D. McDow MD (Author), Anju Gurung MD (Author), Rama Poola MD (Author), Carmel Fratianni MD (Author), Marc Garfinkel MD (Author), Michael G. Jakoby MD/MA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The hallmark manifestations of Cushing's syndrome (CS) are well known, but hypercoagulability is perhaps least recognized. Patients with CS are at increased risk of both spontaneous and postoperative thromboembolism, with the significant majority of events occurring in the lower extremity and p...