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Acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis associated with factor V 'Leiden' gene mutation.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 1 Jun 2003
Shah S R, Gupta A D, Sharma A, Joshi A, Desai D, Abraham P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study thrombophilia states in Indian patients with acute spontaneous superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMVT). METHODS: Two men with this condition, a 56 year old and a 31 year old presenting with acute SMVT, demonstrated on CT scan, were subjected to a thrombophilia screen consisting of Protein C, S, antithrombin levels, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, fibrinogen levels, factor...
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