Epidemiology

Etiology

• Secondary to conditions associated with hypercoagulability (most common)
  • Polycythemia vera (most common cause)
  • Paraneoplastic thrombocytosis
  • Pregnancy and postpartum period
  • Clotting disorders (e.g., factor V Leiden thrombophilia, antiphospholipid syndrome)
• Secondary to invasion or compression of the hepatic veins (less common)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma, renal carcinoma

Pathophysiology

Clinical features

Diagnostics

Treatment

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