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  • Title: Controversies in the delivery suite: obstetrical anesthesia for the parturient with cavernous transformation of the portal vein.
    Author: Kuczkowski KM.
    Journal: Arch Gynecol Obstet; 2005 Jul; 272(2):179-81. PubMed ID: 15645278.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is a rare disorder resulting from extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis and development of collateral venous circulation. CASE REPORT: I herein present the first reported case of a pregnant patient with CTPV associated with persistent consumptive coagulopathy and chronic thrombocytopenia. OUTCOME: Single-dose spinal anesthesia was safely conducted for an uneventful cesarean delivery.
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