Management of thrombosis in unusual sites.
| * Standard anticoagulant therapy: full heparinization followed by oral anticoagulation with PT INR range 2.0–3.0 (long-life ?) |
| Cerebral vein thrombosis29 –31 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Severe headache (> 90% of cases) |
| - Paresis, aphasia |
| - Seizures, mental status disorder |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Standard anticoagulant therapy* |
| Abdominal vein thrombosis (hepatic, portal, mesenteric)15,32,33 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Abdominal pain |
| - Hepatomegaly and ascites (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - CT scan |
| - Hepatic ultrasonography (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Standard anticoagulant therapy* |
| - Invasive procedures if needed (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| - Liver transplantatiom if needed (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| Mesenteric artery thrombosis38 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Abdominal pain |
| - Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Emergency treatment often needed |
| - Full heparinization |
| - Surgical procedures if needed |
| * Standard anticoagulant therapy: full heparinization followed by oral anticoagulation with PT INR range 2.0–3.0 (long-life ?) |
| Cerebral vein thrombosis29 –31 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Severe headache (> 90% of cases) |
| - Paresis, aphasia |
| - Seizures, mental status disorder |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Standard anticoagulant therapy* |
| Abdominal vein thrombosis (hepatic, portal, mesenteric)15,32,33 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Abdominal pain |
| - Hepatomegaly and ascites (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - CT scan |
| - Hepatic ultrasonography (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Standard anticoagulant therapy* |
| - Invasive procedures if needed (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| - Liver transplantatiom if needed (in hepatic thrombosis) |
| Mesenteric artery thrombosis38 |
| Common presenting symptoms |
| - Abdominal pain |
| - Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| Recommended diagnostic procedures |
| - Angiography |
| Treatment |
| - Emergency treatment often needed |
| - Full heparinization |
| - Surgical procedures if needed |