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Athanasios Tsiouris1, Joseph Karam, Alexander D Shepard
1Department of General Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. Athtsiouris@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Gonadal vein thrombosis is a rare but well recognized entity which predominantly occurs in the post partum period. It is also associated with gynecological malignancies, cesarean deliveries, abortions, hypercoagulability and pelvic inflammatory disease. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is warranted to avoid serious complications. We report the rare case of idiopathic, unprovoked gonadal vein thrombosis.
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