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dc.contributor.authorArkadopoulos, Nikolaosen
dc.contributor.authorDellaportas, Dionysiosen
dc.contributor.authorYiallourou, Anneza I.en
dc.contributor.authorKoureas, Andreasen
dc.contributor.authorVoros, Dionysiosen
dc.creatorArkadopoulos, Nikolaosen
dc.creatorDellaportas, Dionysiosen
dc.creatorYiallourou, Anneza I.en
dc.creatorKoureas, Andreasen
dc.creatorVoros, Dionysiosen
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-22T09:52:27Z
dc.date.available2018-06-22T09:52:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttps://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/41359
dc.description.abstractBackground: Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare, but serious condition that affects mostly postpartum women. A high index of suspicion is required in order to diagnose this unusual cause of abdominal pain.Case presentation: A 19-year-old woman at three days postpartum was admitted to our hospital because of severe right lower quandrant abdominal pain and fever 38.5'C. Physical examination revealed an acutely ill patient and right lower quadrant tenderness with positive rebound and Giordano signs. The patient underwent appendectomy which proved to be negative for acute appendicitis. Postoperatively fever and pain persisted and abdominal CT-scan with intravenous contrast agent demonstrated a thrombosed right ovarian vein. The patient was initiated on low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and antibiotic treatment and a month later a new abdominal CT-scan showed a patent right ovarian vein.Discussion: Pathophysiologically, OVT is explained by Virchow's triad, because pregnancy is associated with a hypercoagulable state, venous stasis due to compression of the inferior vena cava by the uterus and endothelial trauma during delivery or from local inflammation. Common symptoms and signs of OVT include lower abdomen or flank pain, fever and leukocytosis usually within the first ten days after delivery. The reported incidence of OVT ranges 0,05-0,18% of pregnancies and in most cases the right ovarian vein is the one affected. Anticoagulation and antibiotics is the mainstay of treatment of OVT. Complications of OVT include sepsis, extension of the thrombus to the inferior vena cava and renal veins, and pulmonary embolism. The incidence of pulmonary embolism is reported to be 13.2% and represents the main source of mortality due to OVT.Conclusions: OVT is a rare condition, usually in the postpartum period. A high index of suspicion is required for the prompt diagnosis and management especially in cases that mimic acute abdomen. © 2011 Arkadopoulos et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.sourceWorld Journal of Emergency Surgeryen
dc.subjectAppendectomyen
dc.subjectAppendicitisen
dc.subjectOvarian veinen
dc.subjectPostpartumen
dc.subjectThrombosisen
dc.titleOvarian vein thrombosis mimicking acute abdomen: A case report and literature reviewen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1749-7922-6-45
dc.description.volume6
dc.description.issue1
dc.author.facultyΙατρική Σχολή / Medical School
dc.author.departmentΙατρική Σχολή / Medical School
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.contributor.orcidYiallourou, Anneza I. [0000-0003-1237-1661]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-1237-1661


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