Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon condition usually associated with hypercoagulable states or liver cirrhosis. PVT due to sports-related injuries is rarely reported and, to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have been reported thus far. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a form of martial...
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| description | Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon condition usually associated with hypercoagulable states or liver cirrhosis. PVT due to sports-related injuries is rarely reported and, to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have been reported thus far. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a form of martial arts and is considered very safe with minimal risk for injury. It has growing popularity worldwide. Here, we report the first case of PVT secondary to abdominal trauma related to the practice of (BJJ) in an otherwise healthy 32-year-old man with no other traditional risk factors for PVT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f4fb8ac6608c4d04808c6b554455782d2025-02-03T01:30:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952017-01-01201710.1155/2017/93242469324246Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual ComplicationIgor Dumic0Nikola Tankosic1Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic2Tamara Alempijevic3Department of Hospital Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI, USANorth Bronx Health Network, North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY, USADepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaPortal vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon condition usually associated with hypercoagulable states or liver cirrhosis. PVT due to sports-related injuries is rarely reported and, to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have been reported thus far. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a form of martial arts and is considered very safe with minimal risk for injury. It has growing popularity worldwide. Here, we report the first case of PVT secondary to abdominal trauma related to the practice of (BJJ) in an otherwise healthy 32-year-old man with no other traditional risk factors for PVT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9324246 |
| spellingShingle | Igor Dumic Nikola Tankosic Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic Tamara Alempijevic Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication |
| title_full | Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication |
| title_fullStr | Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication |
| title_short | Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication |
| title_sort | sport related portal vein thrombosis an unusual complication |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9324246 |
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