Inflammatory bowel disease and pulmonary embolism: Because of 3 cases

ABANOZ B., COŞAR A. M., ERBAY M., OZSU S., BÜLBÜL Y.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.64, no.4, pp.310-314, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.10745
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.310-314
  • Keywords: Inflammatory bowel diseases, thrombosis, mortality, anticoagulation, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, RISK, THROMBOSIS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Thromboembolic complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Thromboembolic events are observed more frequently during acute flare of the disease, especially patients received steroid therapy. Increase in awareness and especially anticoagulation prophylaxis in these patients are extremely important. In this article, three cases with diagnosed pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) were presented accompanied by the current literature.