ABSTRACT

Thrombosis results from the triad of stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulation, i.e., Virchow’s triad. Thrombosis associated with the consumption of Oral contraceptive pills has been studied since 1960s. Contraceptives affect various components of hemostasis: ethinylestradiol causes rise in factor VII, prothrombin, and resistance to protein C [1]. Venous thromboembolism is one of the serious complications of OCP consumption. An unusually high number of thrombotic events secondary to oral contraceptive use result in deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. We hereby report a case of superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (SMVT) associated with history of oral contraceptive use which led to diffuse ischemia of the small intestine and eventual gangrenous necrosis.
Publication date: 15/02/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.2.1005