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  • Title: [Portal vein thrombosis associated with hepatic encephalopathy].
    Author: Iwatani N, Inatomi Y, Yonehara T, Fujioka S, Hashimoto Y, Hirano T, Uchino M.
    Journal: Rinsho Shinkeigaku; 2005 Mar; 45(3):235-8. PubMed ID: 15835295.
    Abstract:
    A 54-year-old man who had been administered chlormadinone acetate 3 months after prostatectomy for prostate cancer, acutely developed disorientation and memory disturbance. Six days later, he experienced high grade fever and epigastralgia. He was suspected to have hepatic encephalopathy, because the Fischer ratio was low although serum ammonia level remained normal. Further examinations including abdominal echography and CT scan disclosed a thrombus extending from the portal vein to the superior mesenteric vein together with abnormal collateral vessels originating from the portal vein. He was successfully treated with warfarin potassium, urokinase and heparin sodium. It was suggested that the patient developed hepatic encephalopathy due to portal-systemic circulation shunting secondary to portal vein thrombosis.
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