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Abstract Liver cirrhosis is considered the most common cause of portal vein thrombosis due to the defective synthetic function of the liver and stagnation of blood flow. Added to that, the occurrence of HCC in cirrhotic patient may lead to malignant PVT as well. Other causes may contribute to thrombosis formation in the portal vein that could be benign such as thrompophilia and post splenectomy or malignant because of the state of hypercoagulability like cholangiocarcinoma or cancer pancreas. In order to diagnose portal vein thrombosis, radiological demonstration with color Doppler is the first choice. Further assessment with another imaging modalities like CT or MRI are usually implemented for better visualization and classification of the thrombus nature and extent. |