Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis: A Rare Extrasplanchnic Complication of Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder often associated with various complications. Approximately one fourth of patients with acute pancreatitis develop vascular complications, of which venous thrombosis forms a major group. Extrasplanchnic venous thrombosis is less common, and simultaneous...

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Autores principales: Patel, Ruchir, Choksi, Dhaval, Chaubal, Alisha, Pipaliya, Nirav, Ingle, Meghraj, Sawant, Prabha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008405
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.145
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Sumario:Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder often associated with various complications. Approximately one fourth of patients with acute pancreatitis develop vascular complications, of which venous thrombosis forms a major group. Extrasplanchnic venous thrombosis is less common, and simultaneous renal vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis is reported only twice. We report a case of alcohol-related acute pancreatitis complicated by simultaneous renal vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis.

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