Interventional treatment for symptomatic acute-subacute portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis

Figure 3 A 24 year old male with abdominal pain for 8 d. A: The CT scan showed a low density SMV thrombosis (arrow); B: An enhanced CT scan still showed a low density of thrombosis (arrow). This fulfilled the symptoms and signs of acute thrombosis; C: An extended Cobra catheter was introduced into the superior mesenteric artery via the radial artery. The indirect angiography shows extensive thrombosis in the PV-SMV without lateral branch angiogenesis (arrow); D: Indwelling catheters for 10 d. The indirect angiography showed that the lateral vessels of the PV-SMV had significantly increased (arrow). Symptoms were relieved.