Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Portal vein thrombosis

Thrombosis of the portal vein and/or its tributaries, which include the splenic vein and the sup-erior and inferior mesenteric veins.


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PMID (PMCID)
23277116
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Successful liver transplantation in a patient with splanchnic vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism due to polycythemia vera with Jak2v617f mutation and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Biagioni E, Pedrazzi P, Marietta M, Di Benedetto F, Villa E, Luppi M, Girardis M.
J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2013;36(3):352-4.
We report the first case of successful urgent liver transplantation (LT) in a patient with end-stage liver disease due to a Budd-Chiari syndrome, portal vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism due to acquired thrombophilia associated to polycythemia vera carrying JAK2V617F gene mutation and HIT in the acute phase.
21358342
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Tracheal varix in portal hypertension.
MacDonald M, Bardin P, Lau KK.
J Thorac Imaging. 2012;27(1):W10-2.
Her medical history was notable for polycythemia rubra vera with portal vein thrombosis, which was treated with warfarin, but was complicated by portal hypertension.
17695304
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Superior mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis in a polycythemia vera patient with JAK2 mutation].
Araki N, Takimoto R, Chiba H, Araki H, Sato T, Iyama S, Hirakawa M, Ono K, Kawano Y, Takada K, Miyanishi K, Kobune M, Matsunaga T, Kato J, Nakamura T, Niitsu Y.
Rinsho Ketsueki. 2007;48(7):554-8.
[Superior mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis in a polycythemia vera patient with JAK2 mutation].