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Idiopathic ovarian vein thrombosis causing pulmonary embolism: case report and literature review
Wenrui Li1, Saisai Cao2, Renming Zhu1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare medical disorder, which is most often found in the immediate postpartum period. OVT is rarely considered idiopathic. We report a case of idiopathic OVT with pulmonary embolism in a 33-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. Computed tomography and postoperative pathology confirmed the diagnosis of idiopathic OVT. To date, only 12 cases of idiopathic OVT have been reported. In this case report, we present a summary of these cases and a review of literature regarding management of idiopathic OVT.
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