Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion Associated With Oral Contraceptive Use
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 112 (10) , 1231-1232
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1977.01370100085017
Abstract
• We report a case of mesenteric venous occlusion in a young woman receiving oral contraceptive medication. Review of the literature revealed this to be a rarely reported association. Discussion of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this entity is presented. A brief review of the literature is included. (Arch Surg 112:1231-1232, 1977)This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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