title: Cerebral sinus thrombosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a case report.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. The pathophysiology of IBD is probably the result of the complex interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental influences. There is a well-known risk of thrombosis in patients with IBD. We present the case of a 53-year-old man with ulcerative colitis, who spontaneously developed intracranial sinus thrombosis that was treated with low molecular weight heparin. Literature was searched to assess the frequency and characteristics of cerebral sinus thrombosis in IBD and the role of certain etiopathological factors in such thrombotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Trakya Universitesi Typ Fakültesi, Gastroenteroloji BD, Gullapoglu Yerleskesi, Edirne 22030, Turkey. hasanumit@ttnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umit
authors.forename: Talip
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asil
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tezel
authors.forename: Gulbin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dokmeci
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuncbilek
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Utku
authors.forename: Ali-Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Soylu
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*