Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis after cesarean delivery: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis is an uncommon complication; incidence varies between 0.002% and 0.05%. It most often occurs during the 2–15 days following delivery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 22-year-old pregnant woman at term presented to hospital with uterine contractions, abdominal pa...

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Autores principales: Royo, Pedro, Alonso-Burgos, Alberto, García-Manero, Manuel, Lecumberri, Ramón, Alcázar, Juan Luis
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18400095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-105
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis is an uncommon complication; incidence varies between 0.002% and 0.05%. It most often occurs during the 2–15 days following delivery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 22-year-old pregnant woman at term presented to hospital with uterine contractions, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. After delivery an ovarian vein thrombosis was diagnosed. CONCLUSION: Low-molecular weight heparin with broad-spectrum antibiotics are the accepted therapy in non-complicated cases of postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis.

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