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Mesenteric venous thrombosis is a blood clot in the major veins that drain blood from the intestine.
Review Date: 7/14/2006

Renal vein thrombosis is a blood clot that develops in the vein that drains blood from the kidney.
Review Date: 11/12/2007

Deep venous thrombosis is a condition in which a blood clot forms in a vein that is deep inside the body.
Review Date: 4/27/2007

Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot in the cavernous sinus. The cavernous sinus is a cavity at the base of the brain that contains a vein, several nerves, and other structures. The vein carries deoxygenated blood from the brain and face back to the heart.The vein and cavity run between the large bone at the base of the skull (sphenoid bone) and temporal bone (near the temple).
Review Date: 9/11/2006

Acute arterial occlusion of the kidney is a sudden, severe blockage of the artery that supplies blood to the kidney.
Review Date: 11/12/2007

Thrombophlebitis is swelling (inflammation) of a vein caused by a blood clot.
Review Date: 5/24/2006