PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Font, Vicente E.
AU  - Hermann, Robert E.
AU  - Longworth, David L.
TI  - Chronic mesenteric venous thrombosis: difficult diagnosis and therapy
DP  - 1989 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 823--828
VI  - 56
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/8/823.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/8/823.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1989 Nov 01; 56
AB  - Chronic mesenteric venous thrombosis is an uncommon problem that can occur spontaneously or secondary to trauma, contiguous inflammation, or hypercoagulable states. Diagnosis is often difficult, and therapy is controversial. Surgery and/or anticoagulation may be needed. The authors describe the clinical presentation and management of a patient with this unusual condition.