Deep venous thrombosis treated with an inferior vena cava filter in a pregnant woman after recent neurosurgery. A case report.
A pregnant woman developed iliofemoral thrombosis several weeks after neurosurgery; anticoagulation was contraindicated. The thrombosis was treated successfully with an inferior vena cava filter.
Ricciotti
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Wong
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Ludmir
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D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters