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: Royo, P. (Pedro)|||/items/16a92f1e-cc6a-4f04-ba02-bbb78eceb3ec, Alonso-Burgos, A. (Alberto)|||/items/703e3f67-03f4-424c-9aba-e4cb858eb3ec, Garcia-Manero, M. (Manuel)|||/items/a3e4647f-8635-453e-80c6-ca04fde11fe4, Lecumberri-Villamediana, R. (Ramón)|||/items/d804c113-76a8-47fb-85ad-0f01acbe605a, Alcazar, J.L. (Juan Luis)|||/items/60547d4c-c930-4ef2-a41a-55ae849f2e96
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2008
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Navarra
Repositório:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/22694
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/22694
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Postpartum
Vein thrombosis
Cesarean
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Resumo: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.