Oral contraceptive-induced mesenteric venous thrombosis with resultant intestinal ischemia.

The author reports a case of oral contraceptive-induced mesenteric venous thrombosis with resultant intestinal ischemia in a young woman. The relationship between mesenteric venous thrombosis and oral contraceptives is discussed. Twenty-six other cases of oral contraceptive-related mesenteric venous thrombosis reported in the English literature are reviewed.