Mesenteric venous thrombosis after prolonged air travel-a case report

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Joaquín Salas-Coronas, José L. Serrano-Carrillo, Ana B. Lozano-Serrano, José C. Sánchez-Sánchez, Leticia Miras-Lucas, Rosario Pérez-Moyano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
• Subjects: Travel-related; Air travel; Traveler; Mesenteric venous thrombosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Traveller
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0170; https://doaj.org/article/67f225eb3d9f4339ae7fa90ae7f216cb

We present a case of acute mesenteric venous thrombosis after a long distance flight in a traveller presenting with abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting within 48 h of prolonged immobility situation. Venous thrombosis in the lower limbs and venous thromboembolism has been clearly associated with p...