Manifestaciones tromboembólicas en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a systemic chronic disease, which in some cases is associated with thromboembolic events. Although these events are uncommon, they are increased in patients with IBD and increase morbidity and mortality.While IBD is active there are modifications in the coagulation system, thus inducing a hypercoagulable state and a risk of developing thrombotic events which are not present in patients with inactive IBD.It is essential to identify which patients have a higher risk of developing a thrombotic event and establish appropriate prophylaxis as early as possible.We present some cases of patients diagnosed with IBD who developed vascular complications in the course of their disease and we review the existing literature.