A577 SHORT TERM ORAL ANTICOAGULATION MAY PREVENT PORTO-MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Porto-mesenteric vein thrombosis (PMVT) has been increasingly reported after sleeve gastrectomy. Few publications have described high incidence of thrombophilia associated with obesity. We report on the outcomes of short time oral anticoagulation with apixaban, in patients with recognized abnormality on a preoperatively obtained thrombophilia panel.