Sang Thrombose Vaisseaux
MENUSuperior mesenteric vein thrombosis with intestinal ischemia in a HIV positive patient Volume 29, issue 2, March-April 2017
Authors
1 CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Chirurgie générale et viscérale, 198, rue de la Santé, Lomé, Togo
2 CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Service de radiologie, 198, rue de la Santé, Lomé, Togo
3 CHU Kara, Chirurgie générale, 18, rue de la Victoire, BP 18 Kara, Togo
* Tirés à part
- Key words: thrombosis, mesenteric vein, HIV, CT scan
- DOI : 10.1684/stv.2017.0970
- Page(s) : 75-7
- Published in: 2017
Mesenteric vein thrombosis is an unusual cause of intestinal ischemia and obviously raises an etiological issue. We report a case of intestinal ischemia with superior mesenteric vein thrombosis in a young HIV positive patient, a situation rarely described in the literature. The pathogenic role of HIV and therapeutic management are discussed.