Omental vein catheter thrombolysis for acute porto-mesenteric vein thrombosis

Annabelle L Fonseca; Muriel A Cleary; Walter Cholewczynski; Bauer E Sumpio; Nabil A Atweh

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2012.09.009

Omental vein catheter thrombolysis for acute porto-mesenteric vein thrombosis

Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 May;27(4):497.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.09.009. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

Authors

Annabelle L Fonseca¹, Muriel A Cleary, Walter Cholewczynski, Bauer E Sumpio, Nabil A Atweh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. annabelle.fonseca@yale.edu

PMID: 23566871
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.09.009

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Central Venous / methods*
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Mesenteric Veins*
Portal Vein*
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents