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23.08.2023 | Editorial
Thrombophilia testing in splanchnic venous thrombosis: Decoding a conundrum
verfasst von:
Akash Shukla, Sidharth Harindranath
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 5/2023
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Excerpt
We read with great interest the article by Giri et al. analyzing the prevalence of acquired and inherited thrombophilia among Indian patients with non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). The authors reported that the thrombophilia profile in Indian patients with abdominal vein thrombosis is different as compared to the west with a lower prevalence of prothrombotic conditions in patients with BCS. At least one prothrombotic condition was seen in 46.2% (28.7–63.7) of patients with PVT and 44.9% (37.3–60.7) of patients with BCS. Most common condition seen in patients with PVT was hyperhomocystinemia, whereas, in patients with BCS, protein C deficiency was the most common [
1]. This study sheds light on the contentious topic of thrombophilia testing in patients with splanchnic venous thrombosis and ends up generating many questions while answering a few. …