Thrombophilia Prevalence in Patients Seeking Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy; Extended Chemoprophylaxis May Decrease Portal Vein Thrombosis Rate

Portomesenteric vein thrombosis (PMVT) may occur after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Previous studies have shown that PMVT patients may have undiagnosed thrombophilia. We recently changed our practice to check thrombophilia panel in every LSG patient preoperatively.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Manish Parikh, Eduardo Somoza, Ajay Chopra, Danielle Friedman, Patricia Chui, Julia Park, Aku Ude-Welcome, John K. Saunders Tags: Original articles Source Type: research