Intrahepatic portal vein thrombosis due to postoperative biliary obstruction successfully treated by a partial thrombectomy combined with thrombolytic drug therapy

Careful anastomosis of HJ during PD was necessary to avoid postoperative biliary stricture. This type of complication affects intrahepatic blood flow, particularly via the portal vein. Although immediate re-anastomosis or thrombectomy is applied, organized thrombosis cannot always be surgically removed.