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Jung, Seo, So, and Rim: Renal Vein Thrombosis after Delivery
Case Report
Korean Journal of Urology

Korean Journal of Urology 2006; 47(4): 443-445.

Published online: 30 April 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2006.47.4.443

Renal Vein Thrombosis after Delivery

Sung Won Jung, Ill Young Seo, Byung Jun So1, Joung Sik Rim

Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

1Department of Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

Corresponding author (seraph@wonkwang.ac.kr)

Received 21 November 2005       Accepted 26 December 2005

Copyright © 2006 The Korean Urological Association

Abstract

Renal vein thrombosis is a rare, renal disease in adults that is related to hypercoagulability. We experienced a case of renal vein thrombosis in a 30-years old woman who presented with fever, chills and left flank pain after delivery. She was treated with catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy and oral anticoagulants.

Keywords: Renal veins, Thrombosis, Pregnancy

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Fig. 1
Color doppler ultrasonography shows a no vascular flow in the left renal vein with a hypoechoic mass.
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Fig. 2
(A) Computerized tomography shows a 1.3×6.1cm sized thrombus (arrow) in the left renal vein. (B) Follow-up computerized tomography shows persisting obstruction of the left renal vein with collateral venous drainages (arrows).
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