Monthly Archives: January 2018

Question: A 62-year-old man was referred to our hospital with 2 years of recurrent symptomatic melena requiring multiple blood transfusions and iron therapy. His past medical history was not significant. His physical examination was unremarkable and la… Continue reading →

We would like to thank Drs Wood, Qi, Chen, and Mancuso for the interesting comments on our recent meta-analysis regarding the effects of anticoagulants, such as low-molecular-weight heparin or vitamin K antagonists, on portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in c… Continue reading →

We read with great interest the systematic review and meta-analysis by Loffredo et al1 comparing the effect of anticoagulation therapy with no treatment on portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in cirrhotic patients. As expected, the recanalization rate was si… Continue reading →