Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis.. in Assiut University Hospital Management Controversies

Summary

Initial treatment in the management of acute mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) is controversial. Some authors have proposed a surgical approach, whereas others have advocated medical therapy (anticoagulation). In this study, the investigators analyzed and compared the results obtained with surgical and medical treatment to determine the best initial management for this disease.

Timeline

Start

2018-04-01

Primary completion

2019-12

Completion

2019-12

Publications

• Background Grendell JH, Ockner RK. Mesenteric venous thrombosis. Gastroenterology. 1982 Feb;82(2):358-72. No abstract available.
• Background Zhang J, Duan ZQ, Song QB, Luo YW, Xin SJ, Zhang Q. Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis: a better outcome achieved through improved imaging techniques and a changed policy of clinical management. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2004 Sep;28(3):329-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.06.001.
• Background Harnik IG, Brandt LJ. Mesenteric venous thrombosis. Vasc Med. 2010 Oct;15(5):407-18. doi: 10.1177/1358863X10379673.
• Background Harward TR, Green D, Bergan JJ, Rizzo RJ, Yao JS. Mesenteric venous thrombosis. J Vasc Surg. 1989 Feb;9(2):328-33.
• Background Prout WG. The significance of rebound tenderness in the acute abdomen. Br J Surg. 1970 Jul;57(7):508-10. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800570706. No abstract available.
• Background Rhee RY, Gloviczki P, Mendonca CT, Petterson TM, Serry RD, Sarr MG, Johnson CM, Bower TC, Hallett JW Jr, Cherry KJ Jr. Mesenteric venous thrombosis: still a lethal disease in the 1990s. J Vasc Surg. 1994 Nov;20(5):688-97. doi: 10.1016/s0741-5214(94)70155-5.
• Background Kumar S, Kamath PS. Acute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis: one disease or two? Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jun;98(6):1299-304. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07338.x.
• Background Pabinger I, Schneider B. Thrombotic risk in hereditary antithrombin III, protein C, or protein S deficiency. A cooperative, retrospective study. Gesellschaft fur Thrombose- und Hamostaseforschung (GTH) Study Group on Natural Inhibitors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1996 Jun;16(6):742-8. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.16.6.742.
• Background Brunaud L, Antunes L, Collinet-Adler S, Marchal F, Ayav A, Bresler L, Boissel P. Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis: case for nonoperative management. J Vasc Surg. 2001 Oct;34(4):673-9. doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.117331.

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