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Case Reports
. 2007;58(6):768-71.
doi: 10.1177/0003319707304566.

Mesenteric artery occlusion secondary to activated protein C resistance: a life-threatening combination

N Scally  1 , M E O'Donnell, Charlotte McClintock, M Allen, S J Kirk, S Dolan
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Mesenteric artery occlusion secondary to activated protein C resistance: a life-threatening combination

N Scally et al. Angiology. 2007.

Abstract

We present a case of mesenteric ischemia in a 32-year-old woman. The rarity of this potentially fatal condition in this age group, the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with such a condition, and secondary causes that must always be investigated are highlighted. In this case, activated protein C resistance resulted in thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery and subsequent bowel ischemia.

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