title: Celiac artery thrombosis and superior mesenteric artery stenoses with essential thrombocythemia: a case report.
abstract: Thrombosis of the celiac artery trunk is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Thrombosis of the celiac artery carries a high mortality and morbidity when the diagnoses and treatment are delayed. It is frequently associated with other cardiovascular events. The most common etiology is atherosclerosis. 20-30% of cases may have symptoms of chronic mesenteric ischemia. Main goal of the treatment is to reestablish the diminished or stopped mesenteric blood flow and to avoid end-organ ischemia. Essential thrombocythemia is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by marked increase in thrombocyte number and clinical presentation may be with thrombotic episodes, hemorrhage, or both. To our knowledge this is the first report of celiac artery thrombosis and superior mesenteric artery stenoses in a patient with essential thrombocythemia. The patient was managed successfully with surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Etlik Education and Research Hospital, 06020 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Attila
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yetisir
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: Mehmet Selahattin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bayraktaroglu
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Salih Fehmi
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Katircioglu