Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis
Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis (POVT), which generally occurs 2–15 days postpartum, is a rare complication. It can be confused with acute appendicitis, pelvic infection, ovarian torsion, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pyelonephritis. It is associated with morbidity and mortality. Here, we present a p...
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| description | Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis (POVT), which generally occurs 2–15 days postpartum, is a rare complication. It can be confused with acute appendicitis, pelvic infection, ovarian torsion, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pyelonephritis. It is associated with morbidity and mortality. Here, we present a patient with postpartum OVT and IVC diagnosed by US and CT findings. She was treated successfully with no further need for any interventional procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86a69e937a5945eb93431059fbfb35852025-02-03T01:21:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/609187609187Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava ThrombosisHarun Arslan0Sibel Ada1Sebahattin Çelik2Tayfur Toptaş3Department of Radiology, Van Training and Research Hospital, 65100 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Van Training and Research Hospital, 65100 Van, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, Van Training and Research Hospital, 65100 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Hematology, Van Training and Research Hospital, Kat 1, 65100 Van, TurkeyPostpartum ovarian vein thrombosis (POVT), which generally occurs 2–15 days postpartum, is a rare complication. It can be confused with acute appendicitis, pelvic infection, ovarian torsion, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pyelonephritis. It is associated with morbidity and mortality. Here, we present a patient with postpartum OVT and IVC diagnosed by US and CT findings. She was treated successfully with no further need for any interventional procedures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609187 |
| spellingShingle | Harun Arslan Sibel Ada Sebahattin Çelik Tayfur Toptaş Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis |
| title_full | Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis |
| title_fullStr | Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis |
| title_short | Postpartum Ovarian Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis |
| title_sort | postpartum ovarian vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609187 |
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