title: Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis and duodenal diverticulum.
abstract: We report a case of superior mesenteric vein thrombosis resulting from an inflamed duodenal diverticulum with associated inflammation of the uncinate process of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Hanahman University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Carman
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sesto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Portnova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed