title: Omental vein catheter thrombolysis for acute porto-mesenteric vein thrombosis.
abstract: Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is an uncommon clinical condition with potential high morbidity. We report here a patient who presented with acute-onset MVT and bowel infarction, which was successfully ameliorated with intramesenteric vein thrombolytic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. annabelle.fonseca@yale.edu
authors.forename: Annabelle L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Muriel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cholewczynski
authors.forename: Bauer E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sumpio
authors.forename: Nabil A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Atweh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D011169:Portal Vein; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents