Laparoscopy-Associated Inferior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

doi:10.15344/2456-446X/2016/106

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International Journal of Radiology & Medical Imaging Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJRMI-106, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2016/106

Case Report

Laparoscopy-Associated Inferior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

Wilson T. Lao, Chee Hwee Lee and Wing P. Chan^*

Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan

Corresponding Author Details: Dr. Wing P. Chan, Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; E-mail: wp.chan@msa.hinet.net

Received: 03 October 2015; Accepted: 26 December 2015; Published: 02 January 2016

Citation: Lao WT, Lee CH, Chan WP (2016) Laparoscopy-Associated Inferior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis. Int J Radiol Med Imag 2: 106. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2016/106

Copyright: © 2016 Lao et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis is a rare complication after laparoscopic procedures. We presented a case of a 55-year-old woman who suffered from abdominal pain for two days. She received laparoscopic left hemicolectomy for sigmoid colon cancer two weeks ago. Computed tomography scan revealed a thrombus of the inferior mesenteric vein. The patient was managed conservatively in hospital. Her condition improved gradually without further symptoms and she was discharged after two weeks.

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