Portal vein thrombosis pathophysiology
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not fully understood.
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It is thought that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
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Structure
It is formed by the union of the
and divides into a right and a left branch before entering the liver.
Note that the portal vein drains blood into the liver, not from the liver. The blood entering the liver from the portal vein, after being cleaned by the liver, flows into the inferior vena cava via the hepatic veins. The inferior mesenteric vein usually does not directly connect to the hepatic portal vein; it drains into the splenic vein.
Portal vein branches into many generation of vessels that open into hepatic sinusoids. Blood is recollected into the hepatic vein and enters the inferior vena cava.
Tributaries
The tributaries of the hepatic portal vein include:
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
- It is thought that vein thrombosis is caused by Virchow's triad which includes:
- Reduced portal blood flow
- Hypercoagulable state
- Vascular endothelial injury
- There are two mechanisms that contribute in loss of portal vein blood flow to liver:
- Arterial rescue
- Arterial rescue is the phenomenon of portal vein clamping during liver surgery.
- It has role in preserving liver function in the acute stages of portal vein thrombosis.
- Venous rescue
- It consists development of collaterals to bypass the obstruction.
- It starts a few days after portal vein obstruction, and finalizes within 3-5 weeks.[1]
- Thrombosed portal vein is replaced by a complex of collateral vessels which is called cavernoma and It connects the two obvious parts to the thrombus proximally and distally.
- Arterial rescue
- The original portal vein becomes a thin, fibrotic cord and visualizing is difficult.[2]
- Low systemic vascular resistance and high cardiac output, is characteristic findings of the development of a hyperkinetic circulation.[3]
Genetics
- [Disease name] is transmitted in [mode of genetic transmission] pattern.
- Genes involved in the pathogenesis of [disease name] include [gene1], [gene2], and [gene3].
- The development of [disease name] is the result of multiple genetic mutations.
Associated Conditions
Gross Pathology
- On gross pathology, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
Microscopic Pathology
- On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
References
- ↑ De Gaetano AM, Lafortune M, Patriquin H, De Franco A, Aubin B, Paradis K (1995). "Cavernous transformation of the portal vein: patterns of intrahepatic and splanchnic collateral circulation detected with Doppler sonography". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 165 (5): 1151–5. doi:10.2214/ajr.165.5.7572494. PMID 7572494.
- ↑ Hoekstra J, Janssen HL (2009). "Vascular liver disorders (II): portal vein thrombosis". Neth J Med. 67 (2): 46–53. PMID 19299846.
- ↑ Wang JT, Zhao HY, Liu YL (2005). "Portal vein thrombosis". HBPD INT. 4 (4): 515–8. PMID 16286254.