PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION

Course overview

PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION MOST COMMONLY RESULTS FROM THROMBOSIS OR, TO A LESSER EXTENT, FROM MALIGNANCY. IT ALSO OCCURS AS A COMPLICATION OF SEVERAL METABOLIC AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. ANTICOAGULATION AND TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT (TIPS) ARE THE MAINSTAYS OF TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.