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- Title
Celiac artery thrombosis presenting as acute abdomen.
- Authors
Sharma, M; Natarajan, K; Kumar, A; Paramasivan, P
- Abstract
Mesenteric vascular thrombosis, typically of the superior mesenteric artery, is a frequent occurrence in patients with hypercoagulable conditions. Isolated involvement of the celiac artery is rare. Patients with celiac artery thrombosis can present with an acute abdomen or occasionally with acid peptic symptoms. A delay in diagnosis is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We present a rare case of splenic infarction with celiac trunk thrombosis in a 54-year-old patient with underlying antiphospholipid (APLA) syndrome who presented with epigastric pain that was mistaken for symptoms of acid reflux.
- Subjects
THROMBOSIS complications; THROMBOLYTIC therapy; PARTIAL thromboplastin time; BLOOD vessels; INFARCTION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome; ORAL drug administration; ANTICOAGULANTS; SPLEEN diseases; GASTROESOPHAGEAL reflux; TREATMENT effectiveness; CELIAC artery; ACUTE abdomen; ABDOMINAL pain; VASCULAR diseases; PEPTIC ulcer; DIAGNOSTIC errors; COMPUTED tomography; HEPARIN; DISCHARGE planning
- Publication
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 2023, Vol 69, Issue 4, p234
- ISSN
0022-3859
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_331_23