Objective To discuss the early diagnosis and surgery of intestinal necrosis caused by superior mesenteric venous thrombosis （SMVT）. Methords The clinical data of 32 patients with intestinal necrosis caused by SMVT were reviewed retrospectively and analyzed, which included 6 cases of primary SMVT, 26 cases of secondary SMVT, 9 cases with pylethrombosis, 24 patients had been dignosed definitely as SMVT by imageology examination before surgery. All the patients accepted surgery therapy, within which 9 patients accepted Fogarty catheter, and anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy were administrated postoperatively. Results All patients had recovered except for one with short bowel syndromle and one died. Conclusions SMVT is a rarely ischemic intestinal disease, which has complicated pathogenesis and difficulty in early diagnosis. Intestinal necrosis often occurs as a result of delayed treatment and the effective way is to cut off necrotic intestines in time. Intra-and postoperative anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy could reduce recurrency effectively.