title: Multiple extrasplanchnic venous thromboses: a rare complication of pancreatitis. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Venous thrombosis has been described in patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. This is especially common in portal vein, splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein. To the best of our knowledge, involvement of superior vena cava and subclavian vessel due to pancreatitis has not been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present here a case of an adult male with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis who presented with multiple vessel thromboses involving superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, bilateral subclavian, internal jugular vein, axillary, iliac and renal vein without involvement of portal, splenic and superior mesenteric vein that was effectively treated with i.v. anticoagulation therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Venous thromboses can occur outside the splanchnic circulation in pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Hardik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Yashant
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aswani
authors.forename: Shobna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants