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Cho, Park, Ko, Park, Shin, Choi, Lee, Lee, and Paik: Bilateral ovarian vein thrombosis after abortion: A case report
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011; 54(11): 736-740.

Published online: 23 November 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.11.736

Bilateral ovarian vein thrombosis after abortion: A case report

In Ae Cho, MD1, Ji Eun Park, MD1, Min Kyung Ko, MD1, Ji Kwon Park, MD1, 2, Jeong Kyu Shin, MD1, 2, Won-Jun Choi, MD1, 2, Soon Ae Lee, MD1, 2, Jong Hak Lee, MD1, 2, Won Young Paik, MD1, 2

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.

2Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Won Young Paik, MD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 79 Gangnam-ro, Jinju 660-702, Korea. Tel: +82-55-750-8152, Fax: +82-55-759-1118, wypaik@gnu.ac.kr

Received 4 July 2011       Accepted 8 September 2011

Copyright © 2011. Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Abstract

The frequency of thromboembolism is 0.3-1.2% in pregnant women, in most cases occur in veins. Especially, ovarian vein thromboses present rarely that occur in 0.02-0.18% of pregnancy. Ovarian vein thromboses are diagnosed mainly on right side, rarely bilateral or left side involvement. Ovarian vein thromboses are caused by physiologic hypercoagulability, endothelial injury, and compression of uterus during pregnancy. Mostly it occurs at postpartum. In the cases of ovarian vein thrombosis after abortion, it is very rarely reported in domestic and foreign. We report the case of bilateral ovarian vein thrombosis that was presented after abortion in early pregnancy with brief review of literature.

Keywords: Ovarian vein, Thrombosis, Abortion, Pregnancy

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Fig. 1
Computed tomography scan at admission. (A, B) Coronal reconstruction, enhancing scan, diffuse thrombus in bilateral ovarian vein was associated with thickened vessel wall, irregular cystic portion was presented in left adnexa (arrow). (C) Sacral level, bilateral ovarian veins had tortuosity, thrombus filled in lumen of vessel.
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Fig. 2
Computed tomography scan after treatment for 3 weeks. (A) Coronal reconstruction, enhancing scan, diffuse thrombus was disappeared in bilateral ovarian vein. (B) Sacral level, bilateral adnexae was normalized.
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