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Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis with radiologically occult cause: a retrospective study of 43 cases. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001 Oct;177(4):837-41

Date

09/22/2001

Pubmed ID

11566684

DOI

10.2214/ajr.177.4.1770837

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0034821995 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   41 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to examine the clinical presentation, imaging appearance, etiology, and clinical outcome in patients who had acute thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein with radiologically occult cause.

CONCLUSION: The most common predisposing factors in superior mesenteric vein thrombosis with radiologically occult cause are recent abdominal surgery, infection, and hypercoagulable states. Although no correlation was noted between risk factor and outcome, the presence of bowel wall thickening and mesenteric congestion on CT or MR imaging was associated with the development of bowel ischemia. Prognosis is good in this group of patients, with a mortality of only 7%, although bowel ischemia was noted in 21%.

Author List

Warshauer DM, Lee JK, Mauro MA, White GC 2nd

Author

Gilbert C. White MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Causality
Child
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion
Mesenteric Veins
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Thrombosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed