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Sonographic Demonstration of Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis

Michelle G. Nassau, BA

Program of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Allied Health Departmcnt, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington

Juli Gwin-Stewart, BS, RDMS, RVT

Department of Ultrasound and the Vascular Flows Laboratory, Providence Hospital, Everett, Washington

Ultrasound imaging in combination with spectral or color flow Doppler is a valuable tool for the diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis. A case of complete portal vein thrombosis in a woman with a parasitic infection is reported. Findings of examination with ultrasound, computed tomography, and angiography are discussed.

Key Words: portal vein thrombosis • hepatic circulation • hypercoagulability

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 9, No. 4, 190-192 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/875647939300900404
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