[Portal vein thrombosis: a rare complication of Crohn disease]

Rev Med Interne. 1994;15(9):589-92. doi: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)82504-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Among usual extra digestive manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases, vascular injuries are rare, but often of excessive gravity. The emergence of a portal thrombosis, often accelerated by infection or traumatism, particularly surgical, remains exceptional. We report the case of a young patient who is followed for a severe crohn's disease and affected with a brutal portal vein thrombosis. Although initial prognosis was bad, the patient now lead a normal life ten months after this episode. It's the third described case of portal thrombosis in crohn's disease. We discuss the predisposing role of an acquired protein S deficiency during a estroprogestative treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Crohn Disease / complications*
  • Crohn Disease / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Portal Vein*
  • Thrombosis / etiology*