Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2019, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 708-711.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2019.05.024

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Risk factors of portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Xu Qilin, Hao Shaohuan, Ran Bo   

  1. Second Department of General Surgery,First People's Hospital,Kashgar 844000,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region China
  • Received:2019-01-03 Online:2019-09-10 Published:2019-09-16

Abstract: Objective To analyze the risk factors of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Methods 94 patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension were admitted to our hospital between January 2015 to June 2018,and all the patients received splenectomy and pericardial devascularization. Color Doppler ultrasonography was carried out for PVT. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was applied to reveal the risk factors for postoperative PVT. Results 30 patients were found to have the PVT by ultrasonography one month after the operation,and the proportion of ascites in patients with PVT was significantly higher than that in non-PVT group [56.7% vs. 32.8%,P<0.05],the spleen thickness was significantly greater than that in non- PVT group [(75.8±9.4) mm vs. (69.1±8.8) mm,P<0.05],the spleen volume was significantly larger than that in non-PVT group [(141.7±18.1) mm2 vs. (126.8±17.2) mm2,P<0.05],the portal vein diameter was significantly wider than that in non-PVT group [(16.2±2.1) mm vs.(14.1±1.9) mm,P<0.05],the portal vein velocity was significantly slower than that in non-PVT group [(12.2±1.5) cm/s vs. (14.6±1.6) cm/s,P<0.05],the proportion of patients had having low molecular weight dextran or low molecular weight heparin therapy was significantly lower than that in non-PVT group (P<0.05);the Logistic regression analysis showed that absence of anti-coagulative therapy (OR=0.503,P=0.023),slowed portal vein velocity(OR=0.491,P=0.014),increased spleen volume (OR=1.872,P=0.044) and increased portal vein diameter (OR=1.982,P=0.021) were the independent risk factors for postoperative PVT formation in patients with liver cirrhosis after splenectomy. Conclusion s The clinicians must take the risk factors of PVT formation into consideration in dealing with portal hypertension by splenectomy and devascularization,and give the appropriate prophylactic management.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Splenectomy, Pericardial devascularization, Portal vein thrombosis, Risk factors