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Mesenteric venous thrombosis

MedGen UID:
120599
•Concept ID:
C0267412
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Mesenteric Venous Thromboses; Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis; Thromboses, Mesenteric Venous; Thrombosis, Mesenteric Venous; Venous Thromboses, Mesenteric; Venous Thrombosis, Mesenteric
SNOMED CT: Thrombosis of mesenteric vein (95446005)
 
HPO: HP:0030248

Definition

A clot that obstructs blood flow in a mesenteric vein (the superior and the inferior mesenteric vein drain blood from the small and large intestine). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMesenteric venous thrombosis

Conditions with this feature

Erythrocytosis, familial, 4
MedGen UID:
435867
•Concept ID:
C2673187
•
Disease or Syndrome
Familial erythrocytosis-4 (ECYT4) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by increased serum red blood cell mass and hemoglobin concentration as well as elevated serum erythropoietin (EPO; 133170). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of familial erythrocytosis, see ECYT1 (133100).
See: Condition Record
Erythrocytosis, familial, 4

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Esvs Guidelines Committee, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Document Reviewers, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017 Apr;53(4):460-510. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010. PMID: 28359440
Modern treatment of acute mesenteric ischaemia.
Acosta S, Björck M
Br J Surg 2014 Jan;101(1):e100-8. Epub 2013 Nov 20 doi: 10.1002/bjs.9330. PMID: 24254428

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Esvs Guidelines Committee, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Document Reviewers, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017 Apr;53(4):460-510. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010. PMID: 28359440
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Blumberg SN, Maldonado TS
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2016 Oct;4(4):501-7. Epub 2016 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.04.002. PMID: 27639007
Mesenteric Ischemia.
Carver TW, Vora RS, Taneja A
Crit Care Clin 2016 Apr;32(2):155-71. Epub 2016 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.11.001. PMID: 27016159
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Russell CE, Wadhera RK, Piazza G
Circulation 2015 May 5;131(18):1599-603. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012871. PMID: 25940967

Diagnosis

Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Demelo-Rodríguez P, Ordieres-Ortega L, Oblitas CM
Med Clin (Barc) 2023 May 12;160(9):400-406. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.01.020. PMID: 36849315
Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Acute mesenteric ischemia: a review of the main imaging techniques and signs.
Navas-Campo R, Moreno-Caballero L, Ezponda Casajús A, Muñoz DI
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2020 Sep-Oct;62(5):336-348. Epub 2020 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2020.02.001. PMID: 32386783
Mesenteric Ischemia.
Lawson RM
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Mar;30(1):29-39. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.10.003. PMID: 29413213
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Blumberg SN, Maldonado TS
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2016 Oct;4(4):501-7. Epub 2016 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.04.002. PMID: 27639007

Therapy

Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Demelo-Rodríguez P, Ordieres-Ortega L, Oblitas CM
Med Clin (Barc) 2023 May 12;160(9):400-406. Epub 2023 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.01.020. PMID: 36849315
Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Esvs Guidelines Committee, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Document Reviewers, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017 Apr;53(4):460-510. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010. PMID: 28359440
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Russell CE, Wadhera RK, Piazza G
Circulation 2015 May 5;131(18):1599-603. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012871. PMID: 25940967
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Singal AK, Kamath PS, Tefferi A
Mayo Clin Proc 2013 Mar;88(3):285-94. Epub 2013 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.01.012. PMID: 23489453

Prognosis

Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Esvs Guidelines Committee, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Document Reviewers, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017 Apr;53(4):460-510. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010. PMID: 28359440
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Russell CE, Wadhera RK, Piazza G
Circulation 2015 May 5;131(18):1599-603. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012871. PMID: 25940967
Acute mesenteric ischemia.
Sise MJ
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Feb;94(1):165-81. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.012. PMID: 24267504
Porto-spleno-mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Battistelli S, Coratti F, Gori T
Int Angiol 2011 Feb;30(1):1-11. PMID: 21248667

Clinical prediction guides

Editor's Choice - Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Björck M, Koelemay M, Acosta S, Bastos Goncalves F, Kölbel T, Kolkman JJ, Lees T, Lefevre JH, Menyhei G, Oderich G, Esvs Guidelines Committee, Kolh P, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Sanddal Lindholt J, Vega de Ceniga M, Vermassen F, Verzini F, Document Reviewers, Geelkerken B, Gloviczki P, Huber T, Naylor R
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017 Apr;53(4):460-510. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.01.010. PMID: 28359440
Mesenteric ischemia.
Acosta S
Curr Opin Crit Care 2015 Apr;21(2):171-8. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000189. PMID: 25689121
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Harnik IG, Brandt LJ
Vasc Med 2010 Oct;15(5):407-18. doi: 10.1177/1358863X10379673. PMID: 20926500
Mesenteric venous thrombosis: clinical and therapeutical approach.
Hotoleanu C, Andercou O, Andercou A
Int Angiol 2008 Dec;27(6):462-5. PMID: 19078907
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Rhee RY, Gloviczki P
Surg Clin North Am 1997 Apr;77(2):327-38. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70552-1. PMID: 9146716

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence and outcomes of acute mesenteric ischaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tamme K, Reintam Blaser A, Laisaar KT, Mändul M, Kals J, Forbes A, Kiss O, Acosta S, Bjørck M, Starkopf J
BMJ Open 2022 Oct 25;12(10):e062846. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062846. PMID: 36283747Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis on endovascular treatment as an attractive alternative for acute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Wang L, Wang E, Liu F, Zhang W, Shu X, Guo D, Fu W
Vascular 2022 Apr;30(2):331-340. Epub 2021 May 4 doi: 10.1177/1708538121991270. PMID: 33947286
Management of Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Studies.
Acosta S, Salim S
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):123-129. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1177/1457496920969084. PMID: 33118463Free PMC Article
Testing for thrombophilia in mesenteric venous thrombosis - Retrospective original study and systematic review.
Zarrouk M, Salim S, Elf J, Gottsäter A, Acosta S
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017 Feb;31(1):39-48. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.11.002. PMID: 28395787
Portomesenteric venous thrombosis after laparoscopic surgery: a systematic literature review.
James AW, Rabl C, Westphalen AC, Fogarty PF, Posselt AM, Campos GM
Arch Surg 2009 Jun;144(6):520-6. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.81. PMID: 19528384

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