| Noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis causing sudden unexpected death. A rare cause of fatally ruptured esophageal varices. | |
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PMID: 9185942 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare disease that usually presents with small nonfatal "herald bleeding" with low mortality. Classic findings of noncirrhotic PVT include esophageal varices, splenomegaly, a normal liver, and an organized thrombus of the portal vein. We present a case of previously unreported sudden unexpected death from noncirrhotic PVT in an asymptomatic elderly woman, review the literature of this entity, and examine the pathophysiology of the formation of fatally ruptured varices. The portal vein must be carefully examined in all cases where there is no coexisting cirrhosis. |
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Authors:
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J S Denton; B O Parks |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0195-7910 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Publication Date: 1997 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-07-30 Completed Date: 1997-07-30 Revised Date: 2011-02-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108948 Medline TA: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-201 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724, USA. |
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Aged Budd-Chiari Syndrome / complications*, pathology Death, Sudden / etiology* Esophageal and Gastric Varices / pathology* Esophagus / pathology Fatal Outcome Female Humans Portal Vein* / pathology Rupture, Spontaneous |
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