Portal vein thrombosis associated with acute cholecystitis

Leanna Lehner; Michael Sarap

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000016

Portal vein thrombosis associated with acute cholecystitis

JAAPA. 2024 Jun 1;37(6):34-36. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000016. Epub 2024 May 28.

Authors

Leanna Lehner¹, Michael Sarap

Affiliation

¹ At the time this article was written, Leanna Lehner was a student in the PA program at Marietta (Ohio) College. She now practices in vascular surgery at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Michael Sarap is chair of the department of surgery at OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 38985113
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000016

Abstract

Portal venous thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon clinical problem and is rare following cholecystectomy. This article describes a patient who developed PVT after an initially uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient was successfully treated with IV antibiotics and anticoagulation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anticoagulants* / administration & dosage
Anticoagulants* / therapeutic use
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic*
Cholecystitis, Acute* / complications
Cholecystitis, Acute* / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Portal Vein*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Venous Thrombosis* / etiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anticoagulants