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Retroperitoneal abscess and vena cava thrombosis following normal pregnancy and delivery
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup County Hospital, Denmark.
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
|January 1, 1992
A 24 year old primigravida underwent a normal pregnancy and delivery, and developed a retroperitoneal abscess and thrombosis of the vena cava late in the puerperium. A transvaginal drainage of the abscess was performed and the thrombosis of the vena cava treated with Heparin and thrombectomy. Full recovery was obtained.
A 24 year old primigravida underwent a normal pregnancy and delivery, and developed a retroperitoneal abscess and thrombosis of the vena cava late in the puerperium. A transvaginal drainage of the abscess was performed and the thrombosis of the vena cava treated with Heparin and thrombectomy. Full recovery was obtained.