Celiac Disease Presenting as Celiac Artery Stenosis and Intra Abdominal Venous Thrombosis - An Unheard Entity

Shravan Bohra¹ and Apurva Shah^1,

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Ahmedabad, India

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Shravan Bohra and Apurva Shah. Celiac Disease Presenting as Celiac Artery Stenosis and Intra Abdominal Venous Thrombosis - An Unheard Entity. International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2020; 8(3):83-84. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-8-3-2

Abstract

Extra intestinal manifestations of celiac disease are seen in about 20% of patients including venous thrombosis but arterial stenosis is not described in the literature. We describe a first-ever case of celiac disease in 26-year-old lady presenting as severe celiac artery stenosis, managed successfully with arterial stenting. She also had portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. Excellent improvement was seen during follow up after treatment with a gluten-free diet, oral anticoagulation, antiplatelet and celiac arterial stenting. Hypercoagulability and thromboembolic manifestation in celiac disease should be kept in mind especially during active disease or acute exacerbation of celiac disease.

Keywords:
venous thrombosis celiac artery stenosis villous atrophy aortography

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