Portal vein thrombosis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy complicated by dengue viral infection: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorDan, Dilip
dc.contributor.authorKing, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorSeetahal, Shiva
dc.contributor.authorNaraynsingh, Vijay
dc.contributor.authorHariharan, Seetharaman
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T05:30:46Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T05:30:46Z
dc.date.issued2011-03-30
dc.date.updated2012-03-30T05:30:50Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Introduction Portal vein thrombosis is an uncommon post-operative complication following abdominal surgery. Although therapeutic anticoagulation is recommended, this treatment may be questionable when the patient has an associated bleeding diathesis. Case presentation We report a case of a 63-year-old woman of Asian Indian ethnicity who developed portal vein thrombosis following an uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones. Her condition was further complicated by dengue viral infection in the post-operative period, with thrombocytopenia immediately preceding the diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis. The etiological connections between dengue viral infection with thrombocytopenia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, portal vein thrombosis as well as the treatment dilemmas posed in treating a patient with portal vein thrombosis with a bleeding diathesis are discussed. Conclusion When portal vein thrombosis occurs in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation, there is a role for initial conservative management without aggressive anticoagulation therapy and such patients must be approached on an individualized basis.
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-126
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Medical Case Reports. 2011 Mar 30;5(1):126
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/12612
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderDan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.titlePortal vein thrombosis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy complicated by dengue viral infection: a case report
dc.typeJournal Article

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