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[Atypical abdominal pain in the first trimester of pregnancy].
Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction - 1 Apr 2008
Muris C, Refahi N, Roche Y, Dreyfus M
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who presented a violent epigastric pain at eight-weeks gestation. Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis was detected, with an extension to portal vein and remaining blood flow. Screening for thrombophilia revealed a heterozygote prothrombin gene mutation. Portal vein thrombosis is uncommon and difficult to diagnose. Diagnosis is made by Doppler ultrasound, a second...
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