The superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein join and continue to the liver as the portal vein. Causes of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. Mesenteric venous thrombosis appears to be a ...

He underwent abdominal ultrasonography (US), which showed evidence of thrombosis or tumor thrombosis in the portal vein. A contrast-enhanced CT scan showed evidence of superior mesenteric venous ...

Diagnosis Acute mesenteric ischemia secondary to superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. Management Resection of necrotic bowel, antibiotics and systemic anticoagulation. An 18-year-old woman ...

An MVT is so-called because it involves a thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) in the abdomen. This vein drains blood from the small intestine and parts of the large intestine.

When the portal vein is thrombosed and the superior mesenteric vein is patent, liver transplantation can be considered. When both portal and superior mesenteric veins are obstructed, dorsocranial ...

The splenic, superior or inferior mesenteric veins all deliver nutrient-rich blood to the liver through the hepatic portal vein. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT When a blood clot forms in ...

Extensive paraesophageal and mesenteric varices were present; the portal vein and superior mesenteric vein were not identified, a finding that suggested cavernous transformation of the portal vein.

Anomalies of intestinal rotation are most often asymptomatic and are often incidental findings in adults. Nonrotation of the intestine occurs in about 1 in 500 live births and has been described in ...

Certain types of portal vein thrombosis can be immediately life threatening. For example, if the blood clot blocks the superior mesenteric veins, it can cause sepsis or a bowel infection.

When you have mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT), you have a blood clot in a vein around where your intestines attach to your belly. The clot most often forms in a vein called the "superior ...

Computed tomography of the abdomen showed enlargement of the superior mesenteric vein with a prominent intraluminal clot (Figure 1). The diagnosis of acute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis was ...