Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicating Pneumatosis Intestinalis, A Case Report

Introduction Pneumatosis intestinalis is usually considered as a benign condition. Here we report the association of this condition with mesenteric vein thrombosis leading to gangrenous bowel which, to our best knowledge, is the first reported association. Case Presentation The patient was a 71...

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Main Author:	Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
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Published:	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f136badf13f9469898beb453f34359bb2021-11-14T07:53:33ZMesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicating Pneumatosis Intestinalis, A Case Report2783-243010.17795/acr-14446https://doaj.org/article/f136badf13f9469898beb453f34359bb2013-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_45452_bb26791d2ef3e513aea27945be4205b3.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2783-2430Introduction Pneumatosis intestinalis is usually considered as a benign condition. Here we report the association of this condition with mesenteric vein thrombosis leading to gangrenous bowel which, to our best knowledge, is the first reported association. Case Presentation The patient was a 71-year old Iranian smoker man, who was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis for 11 months and then developed the abdominal pain which was confirmed to be due to the mesenteric vein thrombosis complicated by bowel gangrene. Discussion Although pneumatosis intestinalis is not usually threatening in adults, its new onset in the abdomen of these patients should prompt the complications such as mesenteric vein thrombosis.Kamran Bagheri LankaraniShiraz University of Medical Sciencesarticlemesenteric vein thrombosispneumatosis intestinaliscase reportMedicineRENIranian Journal of Colorectal Research, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 7-2 (2013)
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description	Introduction Pneumatosis intestinalis is usually considered as a benign condition. Here we report the association of this condition with mesenteric vein thrombosis leading to gangrenous bowel which, to our best knowledge, is the first reported association. Case Presentation The patient was a 71-year old Iranian smoker man, who was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis for 11 months and then developed the abdominal pain which was confirmed to be due to the mesenteric vein thrombosis complicated by bowel gangrene. Discussion Although pneumatosis intestinalis is not usually threatening in adults, its new onset in the abdomen of these patients should prompt the complications such as mesenteric vein thrombosis.
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Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicating Pneumatosis Intestinalis, A Case Report

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