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Case Reports
. 1984 Jan;29(1):91-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF01296869.

Mesenteric venous thrombosis as sole complication of decompression sickness

S L Gertler, J Stein, T Simon, K Miyai
Case Reports

Mesenteric venous thrombosis as sole complication of decompression sickness

S L Gertler et al. Dig Dis Sci. 1984 Jan.

Abstract

A 27-year-old male commercial diver developed massive mesenteric venous thrombosis following a dive. Symptoms at presentation included abdominal pain and diarrhea. A severe upper gastrointestinal bleed developed. Exploratory laparotomy demonstrated 130 cm of infarcted small bowel. The pathophysiologic events in decompression sickness predispose to vascular obstruction and venous infarction. This patient had a past history of possible thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism associated with diving but no identifiable coagulopathy.

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