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. 2009 Summer;9(2):78-80.

Guess the case from the ochsner archives

Justin B Gerth  1 , William S Richardson
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Guess the case from the ochsner archives

Justin B Gerth et al. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hypercoagulability; mesenteric vein thrombosis; protein C; protein S; venous thrombosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomographic scan showing thickened loops of small bowel.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Computed tomographic scan showing target sign of thickened small bowel.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Computed tomographic scan showing a blood clot in the portal vein.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Clotting cascade.
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