Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis : Incidental Diagnosis at Surgery

Joint Authors

Ojabo, Austin
Samaila, Modupeola O. A.
Adesiyun, Adebiyi Gbadebo

Source

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-01-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Ovarian vein thrombosis is a rare clinical entity that may present in the puerperium.

We report the clinical outcomes of two cases of postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis, incidentally diagnosed at laparotomy in 16-year-old and 23-year-old females.

They had preoperative diagnosis of torsion tuboovarian mass and twisted pedunculated uterine fibroid, respectively.

Both patients had transection and ligation of right thrombosed ovarian vein.

Postoperative management included a week course of anticoagulant, antibiotics and analgesia.

Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis is a diagnosis of exclusion in the puerperium and a high index of suspicion will reduce associated morbidity and mortality.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Adesiyun, Adebiyi Gbadebo& Samaila, Modupeola O. A.& Ojabo, Austin. 2014. Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis : Incidental Diagnosis at Surgery. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Adesiyun, Adebiyi Gbadebo…[et al.]. Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis : Incidental Diagnosis at Surgery. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Adesiyun, Adebiyi Gbadebo& Samaila, Modupeola O. A.& Ojabo, Austin. Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis : Incidental Diagnosis at Surgery. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506464

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-506464