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63-year-old man with portal vein and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. (a and b) Contrast-enhanced axial magnetic resonance images reveal left intrahepatic portal vein thrombosis (arrowhead) and nonocclusive superior mesenteric vein clot (arrowhead). (c) Digital subtraction venogram performed after 10 mm transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation demonstrates widely patent shunt. (d and e) Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images taken 4-months later displays complete recanalization of left portal vein and superior mesenteric vein (white arrowheads). Black arrowhead in (d) indicates patent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
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PVT and concomitant SMV or splenic vein thrombus spontaneously fully cleared in all cases within mean 79 +- 47 (range: 16-124) days post-TIPS [Figures 1 and 2].
69-year-old woman with portal vein and splenic vein thrombosis. (a) Contrast -enhanced axial computed tomography image reveals nonocclusive thrombus at portal confluence (white arrowhead) and within splenic vein (black arrowhead). (b) Digital subtraction venogram performed after 10 mm transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation demonstrates patent shunt, and shows presence of filling defect at portal confluence (arrowhead). (c) Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance images taken 6-months later displays complete recanalization of portal vein (white arrowhead) and splenic vein (black arrowhead).
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PVT and concomitant SMV or splenic vein thrombus spontaneously fully cleared in all cases within mean 79 +- 47 (range: 16-124) days post-TIPS [Figures 1 and 2].