title: A sticky situation.
abstract: We present a complicated case of extensive intra-abdominal venous thrombosis manifesting with severe central abdominal discomfort following trivial blunt local trauma and discuss the therapeutic interventions that can be used in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Hospital, Medicine/Gastroenterology, 5Z Link, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
authors.forename: Safa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Shamma
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fox