Mesenteric vein thrombosis: Difference between revisions
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A subset of mesenteric ischemia that has a high rate of mortality approaching 50%. Risk factors include intrabdominal inflammation and hypercoaguability. | A rare (< 5% of all cases) subset of mesenteric ischemia that has a high rate of mortality approaching 50%. Risk factors include intrabdominal inflammation and hypercoaguability.<ref>Harnik IG, Brandt LJ. Mesenteric venous thrombosis. Vasc Med. 2010 Oct;15(5):407-18. doi: 10.1177/1358863X10379673. PMID: 20926500.<ref> | ||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
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Background
A rare (< 5% of all cases) subset of mesenteric ischemia that has a high rate of mortality approaching 50%. Risk factors include intrabdominal inflammation and hypercoaguability.<ref>Harnik IG, Brandt LJ. Mesenteric venous thrombosis. Vasc Med. 2010 Oct;15(5):407-18. doi: 10.1177/1358863X10379673. PMID: 20926500.<ref>
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Aortoenteric fisulta
- Appendicitis (early)
- Bowel obstruction
- Bowel perforation
- Gastroparesis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hernia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Sickle cell crisis
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Volvulus