“…After the treatment of the acute illness, one should attempt to determine the etiology of mesenteric venous thrombosis. Angiography can be diagnostic if thrombus is identifi ed in the superior mesenteric vein (87,88) . In the absence of evidence of bowel necrosis, mesenteric venous thrombosis may be managed nonoperatively with systemic anticoagulation with intravenous heparin.…”