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Mesenteric vein thrombosis
Guidelines
Key sources
The following summarized guidelines for the evaluation and management of mesenteric vein thrombosis are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the American Society of Hematology (ASH 2023), the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES 2022), the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD 2021), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG 2020), the American Gastroenterological Association ...
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Diagnostic investigations
Indications for testing, portal vein thrombosis: as per ACG 2020 guidelines, obtain contrast-enhanced CT or MRI to assess the extension of thrombus into the mesenteric veins and to exclude tumor thrombus in patients with cirrhosis developing new portal and/or mesenteric vein thrombus.
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Indications for testing (portal hypertension)
Indications for testing (Crohn's disease)
CTA
Evaluation for etiology