Acute portal vein thrombosis unrelated to cirrhosis or malignancy. case report of a 29 year old female presenting with abdominal pain

Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare disorder, perhaps under-diagnosed, too. It results from a combination of systemic and local prothrombotic risk factors. It is associated with a variety of underlying conditions of which liver cirrhosis, malignancy and myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) are the most common. PVT causes chronic portal hypertension if recanalization is not obtained. Case report: The case is described of a 29 year old women, who developed 2 weeks before admission postprandial right upper and lower quadrant abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. She was a cigarette smoker and had taken…