Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in superior mesenteric vein thrombosis

Wah P Phyu; Hin Ming S Tang; Zeeshan Subhani

doi:10.7861/clinmed.2019-0237

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in superior mesenteric vein thrombosis

Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Nov;19(6):507-508. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0237.

Authors

Wah P Phyu¹, Hin Ming S Tang², Zeeshan Subhani²

Affiliations

¹ Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK wahpwint.phyu@nhs.net.
² Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK.

Abstract

Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMVT) is an uncommon disorder with non-specific signs and symptoms, where missed catastrophic consequences often follow secondary to disease progression. This case report highlights an unusual complication of SMVT and presented alongside with literature review.

Keywords: GI bleeding; gastroenterology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / etiology
Humans
Mesenteric Veins / physiopathology*
Venous Thrombosis* / complications
Venous Thrombosis* / diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis* / physiopathology