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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov;19(6):507-508.
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0237.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in superior mesenteric vein thrombosis

Wah P Phyu  1 , Hin Ming S Tang  2 , Zeeshan Subhani  2
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Case Reports

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in superior mesenteric vein thrombosis

Wah P Phyu et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMVT) is an uncommon disorder with non-specific signs and symptoms, where missed catastrophic consequences often follow secondary to disease progression. This case report highlights an unusual complication of SMVT and presented alongside with literature review.

Keywords: GI bleeding; gastroenterology.

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