Mesenteric venous thrombosis after gastric bypass.
A 43-year-old man presented 10 days after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with abdominal pain radiating to the back. Investigation revealed a thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein. The patient was found to have a hypercoagulable state. He responded successfully to anticoagulant therapy.
Sonpal
Indu M
IM
Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, 112012 Shaker Boulevard, Suite 112, Cleveland, OH 44104, USA.
Patterson
Linda
L
Schreiber
Helmut
H
Benmeir
Aviv
A
D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin