We present a case of the multiple venous intestinal infarction in patient with two inherited thrombophilias: Leiden factor V (LFV) and factor VIII elevation. The patient had a critical hypocoagulation caused by vitamin K antagonist (VKA) overdose. At laparotomy, several intestinal segments were necrotic and ischemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColonoscopy is routinely used for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal diseases. Bowel perforation is a rare but severe complication that significantly increases the morbidity and mortality. Tension pneumothorax is an uncommon complication of colonic perforation.
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