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Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis with intestinal ischemia in a HIV positive patient Volume 29, issue 2, March-April 2017

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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
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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.