Intestinal infarction caused by mesenteric venous thrombosis during contraceptive treatment
Melodia, G.; Barbieri, A.G.
Chirurgia Italiana 31(6): 1132-1137
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4773 PMID: 554758 Document Number: 139234
The authors report on the case of a 30-year-old woman hospitalized for sudden and acute abdominal pains. Surgery revealed mesenterial venous thrombosis; the clinical history of the patient had no antecedents of vascular alterations or of hemocoagulation problems. The thrombotic accident was attributed to oral contraceptive use prolonged for over 10 years. A detailed review of the literature on the subject published during the last 10 years reveals a vast amount of almost identical cases. Authors, however, greatly disagree on the screening methods of such accidents prior to eventual surgery. The authors of this article insist on early screening of antithrombin 3 dosage.