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Mesenteric vein thrombosis due to factor V Leiden gene mutation.
The British journal of surgery - 1 Aug 1999
Bergenfeldt M, Svensson P J, Borgström A
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BACKGROUND: Mesenteric venous thrombosis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain that may be the result of coagulation abnormalities. METHODS: Four consecutive patients with mesenteric venous thrombosis underwent haematological evaluation. RESULTS: All four had activated protein C resistance resulting from a single mutation in the gene coding for coagulation factor V. Three had surgery; in one patient the...
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