Table 2.

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 
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