Mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient with prothrombin 20210A mutation and antithrombin III deficiency: Challenges to conventional anticoagulation: A case report

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-296

  Johnson, Chatt A ^b   Parker, Mary V ^b   Goff Jr , James M ^a  

^a Bldg 2   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ARGATROBAN; HEPARIN; LEPIRUDIN; PROTHROMBIN; PROTHROMBIN 20210A; RECOMBINANT HIRUDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0043268911     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440303700410     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Kumar S, Sarr MG, Kamath PS: Mesenteric venous thrombosis. N Engl J Med 345:1683-1688, 2001.
2. Schwartz LB, Gewertz BL: Mesenteric ischemia. Surg Clin North Am 77:275-507, 1997.
3. Rhee RY, Gloviczki P, Mendonca CT, et al: Mesenteric venous thrombosis: Still a lethal disease in the 1990s. J Vasc Surg 20:688-697, 1994.
4. Kispert JF, Kazmers A: Acute intestinal ischemia caused by mesenteric venous thrombosis. Semin Vasc Surg 3:157-171, 1990.
5. Vogelzang RL, Gore RM, Anschuetz SL, et al: Thrombosis of the splanchnic veins: CT diagnosis. AJR 150:93-96, 1988.
6. Poort SR, Rosendaal FR, Reitsma PH, et al: A common genetic variation in the 3′-untranslated region of the prothrombin gene is associated with elevated prothrombin levels and an increase in venous thrombosis. Blood 88:3698-3703, 1996.
7. Rosendaal FR, Doggen CJM, Zivelin A, et al: Geographic distribution of the 20210 G to a prothrombin variant. Thromb Haemost 341:801-806, 1996.
8. Wakefield TW, Schmaier AH: Vascular thrombosis due to hypercoagulable states. In: Vascular Surgery, ed. 5, ed. by Rutherford RB. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000, pp 726-732.
9. Lopera JE, Correa G, Brazzini A, et al: Percutaneous transhepatic treatment of symptomatic mesenteric venous thrombosis. J Vasc Surg 36:1058-1061, 2002.