Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (May 2012)

Small bowel infarction due to mesenteric venous thrombosis

  • R M Blom,
  • P Bracke,
  • H Brusselaers,
  • H Degryse

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.309
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 95, no. 3
pp. 130 – 131

Abstract

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Background: A 47-year-old male consulted the emergency department in our hospital with a history of short standing but aggravating peri-umbilical pain. In the past week he had no stools, a loss of appetite combined with episodes of nausea and vomitus. Clinical investigation showed diffuse abdominal tenderness and a distended abdomen. A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen was performed. During the further clinical work-up an intra-abdominal E. coli sepsis was diagnosed

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