Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Mesenteric venous thrombosis

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Symptoms
  • Abdominal pain, which may get worse after eating and over time
  • Diarrhea
  • Fever
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Vomiting

Signs and tests

A CT scan is the main test used to diagnose mesenteric venous thrombosis.

Other tests may include:

  • Angiogram (studying the blood flow to the intestine)
  • MRI
  • Ultrasound of the abdomen and mesenteric veins

Review Date: 09/06/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)