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Review
. 2019 Sep 2;14(2):74-77.
doi: 10.1002/cld.748. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Consult for Portal Vein Thrombosis

Thomas G Cotter  1 , Anjana A Pillai  1
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Review

Consult for Portal Vein Thrombosis

Thomas G Cotter et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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1Nothing to report.

Figures

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Figure 1
Management algorithm for acute PVT. *Portal cholangiopathy = compression of bile ducts from the cavernoma or enlarged biliary veins.
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