Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Sep 8, 2015; 7(19): 2229-2236
Published online Sep 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i19.2229
Table 2 Summary of the abdominal manifestations associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome[12]
Abdominal organManifestations
LiverBudd-Chiari syndrome:
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease and occlusion of small hepatic veins
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia
Hepatic infarction
Cirrhosis
Portal hypertension
Autoimmune hepatitis
Biliary cirrhosis
Liver transplantation
IntestineMesenteric ischemia (acute-chronic)[13,14]
Peptic ulcer disease[15,16]
Bowel ischemia and perforation[17]
High prevalence of aPL but no increased vascular thromboses in inflammatory bowel disease
SpleenSplenic infarction
Autosplenectomy or functional asplenia
PancreasAcute pancreatitis