Mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient with pancreatitis and protein C deficiency

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-234

  Rackoff, Andrew ^a,b   Shores, Nathan ^a   Willner, Ira ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Mesenteric vein thrombosis; Pancreatitis; Protein C deficiency

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PANCREATITIS; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALCOHOLISM; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 14044279232     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000145305.95081.92     Document Type: Article

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