Ovarian Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Laparoscopic Surgery
Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication of the postpartum period. It has never been reported as a complication of laparoscopic surgery. We report a case of right ovarian vein thrombosis that occurred in the postoperative period after patient underwent lap...
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pubmed-46916162016-01-19 Ovarian Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Laparoscopic Surgery Gupta, Anu Gupta, Natasha Blankstein, Josef Trester, Richard Case Report Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication of the postpartum period. It has never been reported as a complication of laparoscopic surgery. We report a case of right ovarian vein thrombosis that occurred in the postoperative period after patient underwent laparoscopic salpingectomy for a right side ectopic pregnancy. She presented with 1-week history of abdominal pain and fever. A complete workup for fever was performed and was found negative. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed right ovarian vein thrombosis. The patient was treated with anticoagulant therapy and responded well. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-12-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4691616/ /pubmed/26788386 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/682941 Text en Copyright © 2015 Anu Gupta et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Ovarian Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Laparoscopic Surgery |
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Ovarian Vein Thrombosis as a Complication of Laparoscopic Surgery |
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ovarian vein thrombosis as a complication of laparoscopic surgery |
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Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication of the postpartum period. It has never been reported as a complication of laparoscopic surgery. We report a case of right ovarian vein thrombosis that occurred in the postoperative period after patient underwent laparoscopic salpingectomy for a right side ectopic pregnancy. She presented with 1-week history of abdominal pain and fever. A complete workup for fever was performed and was found negative. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed right ovarian vein thrombosis. The patient was treated with anticoagulant therapy and responded well. |
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