Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis Masquerading as Small Bowel Obstruction

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology..

Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is an uncommon, but increasingly recognized, cause of intestinal ischemia. Presenting signs and symptoms are nonspecific, and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman who was transferred to our hospital for the management of a jejunal bezoar resulting in small bowel obstruction. She was found to have MVT that was complicated by intestinal infarction and perforation. This case emphasizes the need to consider MVT in the differential diagnosis of small bowel obstruction, as earlier diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications and improve outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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ACG case reports journal - 6(2019), 9 vom: 06. Sept., Seite e00210

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al-Taee, Ahmad [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Zarir [VerfasserIn]
Dhedhi, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Giacaman, Mike [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/crj.0000000000000210

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NLM303531371