Acute and Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis in Patients With Cirrhosis Kellie Young, M.D.,* and Robert Wong, M.D., M.S. † Portal vein (PV) thrombosis (PVT) is commonly seen in patients with cirrhosis and may be incidentally diagnosed in asymptomatic patients during routine imaging. Devel-opment of PVTs in this patient population is thought sec-.