Spontaneous superior mesenteric vein tear.

Division

Continental

Hospital

Sky Ridge Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

11-14-2025

Keywords

Second-look surgery, Superior mesenteric vein tear, Trauma surgery, Vascular system injuries

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery | Trauma | Wounds and Injuries

Abstract

Non-traumatic injury of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is extremely rare. Hemoperitoneum from blunt abdominal trauma has been well documented in the literature; however, hemorrhage from a ruptured SMV has been rarely reported. A few cases describing non-traumatic rupture of the SMV are secondary to patients with underlying conditions such as portal hypertension, hepatic cirrhosis and acute pancreatitis. However, our patient did not express any of these findings. We present a case of spontaneous SMV tear in a patient who presented with a one-day history of abdominal pain with no underlying comorbidities or history of trauma.

Publisher or Conference

Trauma Case Reports

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