Venous intestinal ischemia due to G20210A mutation of prothrombin gene.

Venous intestinal ischemia is a relatively rare disease, which has some predisposing factor up to 80 % of cases. These factors may be temporary or permanent. Cancer, immobilization, trauma, intraabdominal infections, or oral contraceptives are temporary factors. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and hypercoagulability states as factor V Leiden, G20210A mutation in prothrombin gene, C677T methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase, protein C and S deficiency, antithrombine III deficiency or antiphospholipid syndrome are permanent factors. We report a case diagnosed and treated in our center.