%0 Journal Article
%T Acute mesenteric vein thrombosis after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
%A Guo XZ
%A Hou Y
%A Qi XS
%A Shao XD
%A Wang L
%A Xu XB
%J Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics
%D 2019
%R Drug Discov Ther. 2019 ;13(2):118-121. (DOI: 10.5582/ddt.2019.01014)
%X ABSTRACT: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a common complication of liver cirrhosis. The association between endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) and PVT is unclear. In this paper, we reported that a male cirrhotic patient developed acute mesenteric vein thrombosis after EIS for secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding. Immediate anticoagulation therapy was effective and safe in this patient. Key Words: Portal vein thrombosis, endoscopic therapy, anticoagulation therapy Full Text: PDF(829KB
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