[Hemostasis in liver diseases]

Orv Hetil. 2000 May 7;141(19):1003-8.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Liver plays central role in the synthesis and metabolism of the pro- and anticoagulant enzymes of blood coagulation. Acute or chronic liver failure frequently result in different bleeding phenomena. Thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism and lack of haemopoietic factors seems to be common, but in spite of thrombocytopenia and more or less platelet malfunction thrombocytopenic bleeding is usually less prominent feature. Bleeding esophageal varices, clotting abnormalities with peritonejugular shunts may pose many difficulties in clinical practice. Transjugular intrahepatic shunt (TIPS) has been a major step forward treating refractory esophageal bleeding or ascites, however to keep the stent patent seems to be still unresolved. Along with the bleeding tendency or symptoms concommittant venous thromboembolic events are may not be considered as rare events in cirrhosis. Special problems are also coupled with ascites, which contains an almost full inventory of coagulation proteins, also with the medical and interventional therapy of Budd-Chiari syndrome, and other veno-occlusive conditions with or without transplantation.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ascites / etiology
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / blood
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / etiology*
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology
  • Hemostasis*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / blood*
  • Liver Diseases / complications*
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology
  • Thromboembolism / etiology