Unusual cause of abdominal pain: pelvic vein thrombosis in a nonpregnant woman.
We present a case of isolated pelvic vein thrombosis in which clinical diagnosis was difficult and the results of routine diagnostic tests were normal. We eventually used ventilation-perfusion scanning and abdominal computed tomography to make the correct diagnosis.
Ellis
J M
JM
Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
Abbott
J T
JT
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
D000925:Anticoagulants