Mesenteric vein thrombosis: early CT and US diagnosis and conservative management.
We report a case of isolated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis with acute ischemic bowel disease, diagnosed early by a screening ultrasound scan of the upper abdomen and definitively assessed by computed tomography and angiography. This report stresses the contribution of cross-sectional techniques in the early diagnosis and management of venous occlusive disease of the small bowel.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography