title: Superior mesenteric vein occlusion presenting with a massive vascular malformation of the colon.
abstract: Superior mesenteric vein occlusion is a rare condition which has protean clinical manifestations. It frequently occurs secondary to an underlying coagulation defect. We present the case of a young female who presented uniquely with a massive colonic vascular malformation and who had various predisposing factors, the most serious being a protein C deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cunnick
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011486:Protein C / Q000032:analysis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011486:Protein C