An unusual case of acute abdomen: bilateral ovarian veins thrombophlebitis
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Postabortion ovarian vein septic thrombophlebitis is a very rare variety with high complication rates and it should be considered as a differential diagnosis for febrile abdominal pain syndrome in the post-abortion period. The contrast-enhanced CT or MRI have the highest sensitivity and specificity to diagnose the ovarian veins thrombi. The treatment it consists in a combination of anticoagulation therapy and antibiotics. In case that anticoagulation is contraindicated it´s recommended placing an inferior vena cava filter.
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Vol 183
(5)
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pp. 1227-1232
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