Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis with a Vaginal Contraceptive Ring

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" Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis with a Vaginal Contraceptive Ring "
Eilbert, Wesley; Hecht, Benjamin; Zuiderveld, Loren

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933778
Doc. No	:	LA89q33087
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Eilbert, Wesley; Hecht, Benjamin; Zuiderveld, Loren
Title & Author	:	Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis with a Vaginal Contraceptive Ring [Article]\ Eilbert, Wesley; Hecht, Benjamin; Zuiderveld, Loren
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/4
Date	:	2014
Abstract	:	Mesenteric venous thrombosis is a rare cause of abdominal pain, which if left untreated may result in bowel infarction, peritonitis and death. The majority of patients with this illness have a recognizable, predisposing prothrombotic condition. Oral contraceptives have been identified as a predisposing factor for mesenteric venous thrombosis in reproductive-aged women. In the last fifteen years new methods of hormonal birth control have been introduced, including a transdermal patch and an intravaginal ring. In this report, we describe a case of mesenteric venous thrombosis in a young woman caused by a vaginal contraceptive ring. [West J Emerg Med.]