07 April 2025
: Case report 
Postpartum Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Clinical Insights
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Unexpected drug reaction, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Xinye Cui1CEG, Yuqiang Tang2C, Guoxin Guan2AC, Zhongtao Zhang1AE*, Fuwen Luo2AEDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947094
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947094
Figure 2. Urgently rechecked abdominal computed tomography of the patient and the resected part of the necrotic small intestine. (A) Newly developed effusions in the perihepatic and perisplenic area. (B) Gas-liquid levels in the lumen of the small bowel. (C, D) The exudate around the mesentery increased, and the edema of the jejunal wall was more severe than before. (E) Laparoscopic exploration revealed part of the small intestine already had ischemic necrosis (arrow), which was characterized by edema of the bowel wall, black color, and no peristalsis to the intestine. (F) The necrotic small intestine was about 100 cm long, and thrombosis was visible in the vessels at the mesentery.