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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2019; 11(8): 613-618
Published online Aug 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i8.613
Is porto sinusoidal vascular disease to be actively searched in patients with portal vein thrombosis?
Stefania Gioia, Silvia Nardelli, Lorenzo Ridola, Giulia d’Amati, Oliviero Riggio
Stefania Gioia, Silvia Nardelli, Lorenzo Ridola, Oliviero Riggio, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale e di Precisione, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Roma 00185, Italy
Giulia d’Amati, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche, Oncologiche e Anatomo Patologiche, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Roma 00185, Italy
Author contributions: Gioia S contributed to study concept and manuscript preparation; Nardelli S contributed to manuscript preparation; Ridola L contributed to manuscript preparation; d’Amati G contributed to manuscript preparation and final drafting of the manuscript; Riggio O contributed to study concept, manuscript preparation, final drafting of the manuscript, and study supervision.
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Corresponding author: Stefania Gioia, MD, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale e di Precisione, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Viale dell’Università 37, Roma 00185, Italy. stefania.gioia@uniroma1.it
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Received: March 26, 2019
Peer-review started: March 26, 2019
First decision: June 16, 2019
Revised: July 3, 2019
Accepted: July 16, 2019
Article in press: July 17, 2019
Published online: August 27, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: Porto sinusoidal vascular liver disease (PSVD) and chronic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are vascular liver diseases. This review aims to discuss the possibility that (PSVD) should be suspected in patients with PVT and to analyse the possible diagnostic tools able to differentiate between these two conditions. Moreover, the review focuses on the possible and relevant clinical consequences of missing a diagnosis of PSVD in patients with PVT.