Portomesenteric vein thrombosis following sleeve gastrectomy: Case report focusing on the role of pathogenetic factors

IntroductionSleeve gastrectomy has currently become the most commonly performed bariatric. procedure worldwide according to the last IFSO survey, overtaking gastric bypass with. a share of more than 50% of all primary bariatric-metabolic surgery. Gastric leak, intraluminal bleeding, bleeding from the staple-line and strictures are the most common complications. Portomesenteric vein thrombosis (PMVT)after sleeve gastrectomy is. another complication that has been increasingly reported in case-series in recent.years, although it remains uncommon. In this case report is described an extended portomesenteric vein thrombosis after. sleeve gastrectomy interesting splenic vein too with a favorable course and an. uneventful follow-up. We try to search in this case for pathogenetic factors involved in. this complication.Case reportA 42-year old man, with a body mass index (BMI) of 45 kg/m2, with a medical history of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sindrome (OSAS) underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Early postoperative course was uneventful. Six days after discharge he complained abdominal pain and was admitted at the Emergency Department. A CT scan with intravenous contrast showed an occlusion of the portal vein, of the intrahepatic major branches and an extension to the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. The patient received heparin and oral anticoagulation together with intravenous hydration and proton pump inhibitors. Considering the favourable course the patient was discharged after six days with long-term oral anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation with acenocumarol was continued for six months after a CT scan showed resolution of the PMVT without cavernoma. He had no recurrence of symptoms.DiscussionPorto-mesenteric thrombosis after sleeve gastrectomy is a rare complication but it has been increasingly reported over the last 10 years along with the extensive use of sleeve gastrectomy. Because PMVT is closely associated with sleeve gastrectomy in comparison with other bariatric procedures, we need to investigate what pathogenetic factors are involved in sleeve gastrectomy. Thrombophylic state, prolonged duration of surgery, high levels of pneumoperitoneum, thermal injury of the gastroepiploic vessels during greater curvature dissection, high intragastric pressure, inadequate antithrombotic prophylaxis and delayed mobilization of the patient after surgery have been reported as pathogenetic factors of portmesenteric vein thrombosis. Most of the cases presented in the literature such as our clinical case resolve with medical therapy, although portal vein thrombus extends into the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.ConclusionPortomesenteric venous thrombosis is a rare but serious complication of bariatric surgery, especially associated with sleeve gastrectomy. Diagnosis is based on CT examination with intravenous contrast, and initial therapy is anticoagulation. Etiologic factors reported in the literature include a long duration of surgery, a high degree of pneumoperitoneum, high intragastric pressure after sleeve gastrectomy and thermal injury to the short gastric vessels and gastroepiploic arcade. Limited operative time, controlled values of pneumoperitoneum, careful dissection with energy device of gastric greater curvature, appropriate prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin may be useful tools to prevent and limit this complication. Nonetheless we have to search which factors may condition the evolution of an extended PMVT as that described in this case towards resolution or to a further worsening clinical state. Early diagnosis? Correct treatment? Undiscovered patientrelated factors?     

下腔静脉滤过器的临床应用(附29例分析)

目的 :评价置入下腔静脉滤过器预防静脉血栓脱落引起肺栓塞的效果和安全性。方法 :2 9例下肢深静脉血栓患者均经股静脉置入下腔静脉滤过器于下腔静脉内 ,术后立即摄腹部平片及血管造影 ,观察滤器位置、形态及血流情况 ,并积极进行局部溶栓治疗。结果 :全部滤过器均成功放置 ,在随后的溶栓、抗凝、祛聚、扩血管等治疗中 ,患肢肿胀和肺栓塞症状消失或明显减轻。随访 1个月～ 4 3个月 ,仅 1例出现滤过器移位。结论 :置入下腔静脉滤过器是预防肺栓塞安全有效的方法。     

螺旋CT动态扫描对肝癌大血管侵犯的对比研究

目的 :进一步认识肝癌大血管侵犯的螺旋CT表现特征。方法 :75例肝癌伴大血管侵犯的病例中 ,2 6例前瞻性设计了动脉期同层面扫描加全肝门静脉期扫描的程序 ,选择兼顾病变及门静脉的靶平面 ,并与 31例双期扫描和 18例单纯门静脉期扫描的病例作对照。结果 :动脉期同层面扫描在动 静脉瘘和门静脉早显方面优于双期扫描 ,动脉期对显示大血管侵犯征象有特征性 ,癌栓在动脉期总强化率为 66 67% ( 38/ 5 7例 ) ,单纯门静脉期扫描不能显示动 静脉瘘和癌栓新生血管。结论 :动脉期同层面扫描能显示肿瘤和大血管侵犯引起的血流动力学异常 ,有助于定性和发现动 静脉瘘     

脑血栓形成患者急性期和恢复期血小板α颗粒膜蛋白-140的变化

目的研究血小板α颗粒膜蛋白－１４０（ＧＭＰ－１４０）在脑血栓形成患者急性期和恢复期的变化。方法测定５０例 （其中３０例急性期患者,２０例恢复期患者）脑血栓形成患者血浆ＧＭＰ－１４０的含量,并分别与２６名健康人作比较。结果 脑血栓形成患者急性期ＧＭＰ－１４０浓度明显高于恢复期和正常对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）,恢复期与正常对照组间比较差异无显 著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论脑血栓形成患者急性期血浆ＧＭＰ－１４０含量处于较高水平。     

提高下腔静脉滤器回收率核心要点

静脉血栓栓塞症是院内常见的致死性心血管疾病之一,应用下腔静脉滤器能大幅度降低致死性肺栓塞的发生率,同时下腔静脉滤器长期植入带来的相关并发症不可忽视。越来越多的指南推荐当肺栓塞风险可控时应及时回收腔静脉滤器。但是由于临床理念与技术发展差异,临床上下腔静脉滤器的总体回收率并不高,大多数滤器最终还是永久性植入。减少滤器的并发症并大幅度提高下腔静脉滤器回收率须做到以下3点：（1）明确植入指征,严格选择,规范操作,精准植入。（2）植入后对滤器进行系统监测,及时处理原发血栓,充分抗凝。（3）有效处理滤器内血栓,回收技术规范化,充分利用多种介入技术提高回收率。     

Donor genetic variants as risk factors for thrombosis after liver transplantation: A genome-wide association study

Thrombosis after liver transplantation substantially impairs graft- and patient survival. Inevitably, heritable disorders of coagulation originating in the donor liver are transmitted by transplantation. We hypothesized that genetic variants in donor thrombophilia genes are associated with increased risk of posttransplant thrombosis. We genotyped 775 donors for adult recipients and 310 donors for pediatric recipients transplanted between 1993 and 2018. We determined the association between known donor thrombophilia gene variants and recipient posttransplant thrombosis. In addition, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and meta-analyzed 1085 liver transplantations. In our donor cohort, known thrombosis risk loci were not associated with posttransplant thrombosis, suggesting that it is unnecessary to exclude liver donors based on thrombosis-susceptible polymorphisms. By performing a meta-GWAS from children and adults, we identified 280 variants in 55 loci at suggestive genetic significance threshold. Downstream prioritization strategies identified biologically plausible candidate genes, among which were AK4 (rs11208611-T, p = 4.22 × 10⁻⁰⁵) which encodes a protein that regulates cellular ATP levels and concurrent activation of AMPK and mTOR, and RGS5 (rs10917696-C, p = 2.62 × 10⁻⁰⁵) which is involved in vascular development. We provide evidence that common genetic variants in the donor, but not previously known thrombophilia-related variants, are associated with increased risk of thrombosis after liver transplantation.     

龙津对体外血栓形成、凝血及纤维蛋白溶解作用的实验研究

在正常和DIC家兔或大鼠中证明,口服龙津后,体外血栓长度缩短,血栓重量减轻,全血凝块和纤维蛋白凝块溶解加速,KPTT延长,ELT缩短,t-PA活性增强(P<0.05)。以上资料提示龙津有抗凝和溶栓的双重作用。     

Anatomic study of femoral vein occlusion during simulated hip arthroplasty

Summary An anatomic study was undertaken to establish whether positioning of the leg and surgical approaches for total hip replacement (THR) cause changes in the femoral v. which may contribute to the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The patency of 32 femoral vv. of 18 cadavers was inspected at different levels during simulated THR. Before and after removal of the femoral head through a transgluteal or posterior approach, a wide-angle endoscope was inserted into the femoral v. via the external iliac v. Blood flow was simulated by proximal irrigation with saline through the popliteal v. After removal of the femoral head distinct changes were observed in both approaches. In the transgluteal approach the changes were dependent on the degree of adduction and the body build of the cadaver. Initially, an oval form was seen in a constricted lumen with an increasingly oblique oval deformation and a final facet-like closure, usually at about 5 to 7.5 cm below the inguinal ligament. In total adduction this stenosis occured regardless of build. Using a posterior approach, the necessary internal rotation caused a closure of the vein in 50% of cases. In combination with flexion and adduction there was stenosis in all cadavers regardless of body build. Our results indicate that the duration of the adducted position of the thigh during THR via a transgluteal approach should be minimised, as there is a reduction in blood flow with even minor degrees of adduction. In the posterior approach the stenosis occurs earlier, and is independent of the build of the cadaver.

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Étude anatomique de la sténose de la veine fémorale au cours des arthroplasties totales de hanche

Résumé L'étude anatomique a été réalisée pour établir la relation entre les différentes positions du membre inférieur au cours des arthroplasties totales de hanche et la survenue d'une thrombose veineuse profonde. Cette étude a été réalisée sur 18 cadavres, dont 32 vv. fémorales ont pu être examinées à différents temps de l'arthroplastie totale de hanche, avant et après ablation de la tête fémorale, par voie trans-glutéale ou par voie postérieure. Un endoscope (grand angle) a été introduit dans la v. fémorale par la v. iliaque externe. Le flux sanguin a été simulé par irrigation antérograde avec du sérum salé à travers la v. poplitée. Après l'ablation de la tête fémorale, il a été noté des différences significatives entre la voie d'abord trans-glutéale et la voie d'abord postérieure pour ce qui concerne l'aspect de la lumière de la v. fémorale et le flux sanguin. En ce qui concerne la voie trans-glutéale, ces modifications dépendaient du degré d'adduction et de la corpulence du cadavre. L'aspect de la lumière de la v. fémorale était initialement ovale, puis évoluait progressivement vers la sténose complète qui se situait à peu près entre 5 et 7,5 cm audessous du ligament inguinal. En adduction complète de la cuisse, la sténose se produisait, quelle que soit la corpulence du cadavre. En ce qui concerne la voie d'abord postérieure, la rotation médiale, indispensable à l'accès pour la mise en place de l'élément prothétique fémoral, causait une sténose de la v. fémorale dans 50% des cas. En ce qui concerne la combinaison des mouvements d'adduction et de flexion de la hanche, elle était responsable d'une sténose de la v. fémorale dans tous les cas, et ceci quelle que soit la corpulence du cadavre. Nos résultats indiquent que le durée de la position d'adduction de la cuisse durant l'arthroplastie totale de hanche par voie transglutéale devrait être diminuée car la réduction du flux sanguin dans la v. fémorale survient, même pour des petits degrés d'adduction. Dans la voie d'abord postérieure, la sténose survient plus tôt, elle ne dépend pas de la corpulence du cadavre.

     

益气通阳化痰方联合迈之灵治疗下肢深静脉血栓形成的临床研究

目的:研究益气通阳化痰方联合迈之灵治疗下肢深静脉血栓形成的临床疗效。方法:将60例下肢深静脉血栓形成患者随机分为单药治疗组和联合治疗组,两组均予迈之灵口服治疗,联合治疗组加用益气通阳化痰方,10天为1个疗程,两个疗程后分析临床疗效,肢体阻抗血流图和血液流变学变化。结果:联合治疗组在疼痛缓解、下肢肿胀消退、血粘度及肢体血流的改善方面明显优于迈之灵单药治疗组;两组总有效率比较差异具有显著性。结论:益气通阳化痰方联合迈之灵治疗下肢深静脉血栓形成具有较好疗效。