TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of gastric varices with partial splenic embolization in a patient with portal vein thrombosis and a myeloproliferative disorder
AU - Gianotti, Robert
AU - Charles, Hearns
AU - Hymes, Kenneth
AU - Chandarana, Hersh
AU - Sigal, Samuel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/10/21
Y1 - 2014/10/21
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Gastric varices
KW - Janus kinase 2, portal hypertension
KW - Myeloproliferative disorder
KW - Partial splenic embolization
KW - Portal vein thrombosis
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14495
DO - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14495
M3 - Article
C2 - 25339837
AN - SCOPUS:84910131933
SN - 1007-9327
VL - 20
SP - 14495
EP - 14499
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 39
ER -