Portal vein thrombosis in Fontan-associated liver disease

Cardiol Young. 2020 Jun;30(6):883-885. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000992. Epub 2020 May 14.

Abstract

A 25-year-old patient with signs of cirrhosis on ultrasound and CT presented with portal vein thrombosis on routine follow-up examinations; retrograde hepatic wedge angiography demonstrated only the right-sided portal vein branch. Development of a portosystemic collateral vessel to the left-sided renal vein prevented signs of hypersplenism. This unique complication of portal vein thrombosis should be considered during long-term surveillance.

Keywords: Fontan circulation; liver cirrhosis; portal hypertension; portal vein thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / etiology*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / physiopathology
  • Portal Vein / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*