Portal vein thrombosis can occur in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Learn key diagnostic and treatment considerations by reading this Case Study of a 52-year-old man admitted with abdominal pain.

The underlying conditions favoring or precipitating hepatic vein or inferior vena cava thrombosis must be recognized and treated. This essential part of therapy is beyond the scope of this review ...

FIGURE 2: (A) Enlarged inferior mesenteric vein that is not completely filled by contrast associated with infiltration of the adjacent adipose planes denoting mesenteric thrombosis; (B) magnified ...

Overview Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) describes acute, subacute, or chronic thrombosis of the superior or inferior mesenteric vein or branches. MVT may present with acute abdominal pain or may ...

Renal veins are blood vessels that carry blood from the kidneys back to the heart. Explore their structure, function, and conditions affecting them.

Deep vein thrombosis or DVT is the most common type of blood clot and this usually happens in the deep veins in the legs or arms. Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMV thrombosis) is the formation ...

Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMV thrombosis) is the formation of a blood clot in your superior mesenteric vein.

Inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis (IMVT) is a rare and potentially lethal complication that can progress to mesenteric ischaemia if left untreated. We report a case of a man in his 70s with a ...

Two toilet symptoms that may signal a deadly blood clot has formed in a ‘major vein’ Blood clots that arise in the mesenteric veins can cause complications on the toilet.