title: Bowel block in pancreatitis.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is a multisystem disorder which can result in a variety of complications. Vascular complications can occur commonly in acute pancreatitis. Splenic artery rupture, aneurysms; gastro duodenal artery aneurysms; splenic venous thrombosis; portal venous thrombosis and rarely, superior mesenteric venous thrombosis, are the vascular complications of pancreatitis. Ischaemic stricture of the small bowel can occur secondary to pancreatitis, but it is extremely rare. Hence, we are reporting this case of a proximal jejunal stricture which occurred secondary to the pancreatitis which was caused by a superior mesenteric thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Third Year DM Resident, Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Biggs Saravanan
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Sivakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palaniswamy
authors.forename: Thangadurai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chinnaswamy
keywords: Mesenteric venous thrombosis; Pancreatitis; Small intestinal stricture
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