Thrombosis of the spleno-mesentiric portal axis following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A rare case report.

Saleh Alshreadah, Rasees Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Aldabaeab, Ibrahim Alhafid

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Saleh AlshreadahDepartment of Radiology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: 2120003784@iau.edu.sa.

Rasees AlotaibiDepartment of Radiology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz AldabaeabDepartment of General Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Ibrahim AlhafidDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

King Fahd Hospital of the University · SAKing Fahad Specialist Hospital · SA

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introductionMesenteric, splenic and portal veins thrombosis (MSPVT) is uncommon complication after sleeve gastrectomy. CASE REPORT: A 38-year-old female underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for the treatment of morbid obesity, presented 4weeks later with epigastric pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed superior mesenteric, splenic and the portal veins thrombosis.

conclusionMSPVT is a rare presentation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which requires early diagnosis and management and it should be included in the differential diagnosis for unexplained abdominal symptoms after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyObesityPortal vein thrombosis

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PMID29438854

DOI10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.02.007

PMCPMC5814379

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