[A case of superior mesenteric venous thrombosis due to protein C deficiency in a patient with duodenal ulcer bleeding].
Mesenteric venous thrombosis is a clinically very rare disease, and may cause bowel infarction and gangrene. Difficulty in the diagnosis the disease due to its non-specific symptoms and low prevalence can cause a clinically fatal situation. Mesenteric venous thrombosis may be caused by both congenital and acquired factors, and protein C deficiency, which is a very rare genetic disorder, is one of many causes of mesenteric thrombosis. The authors experienced a case of mesenteric venous thrombosis caused by protein C deficiency in a patient with duodenal ulcer bleeding, so here we report a case together with literature review.
Department of Internal Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea.
Jae Gon
JG
Woo
Ji Eun
JE
Lee
Oh Un
OU
Kwon
Kyoung Won
KW
Jung
Chang Wook
CW
Jung
Dae Hyeon
DH
Cho
Kil Jong
KJ
Yu
Sang Goon
SG
Shim
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D020151:Protein C Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology