title: [Thrombophlebitis of the right ovarian vein with thrombosis of the inferior vena cava].
abstract: A 39-years-old woman was admitted with pelvic pain and fever occurring one month after a caesarean. An echography-doppler and an abdominal tomodensitometry were performed. Thrombophlebitis of the right ovarian vein was diagnosed with extension of a floating thrombus into the inferior vena cava. We decided to perform a surgical thrombectomy due to a pulmonary embolism which occurred while the patient was under heparin and antibiotic treatment. A temporary percutaneous caval filter was successfully used in the peri-operative period, preventing a second embolism. This observation focuses on a rare pathology occurring in young women and emphasises the safe use and removal of a temporary percutaneous caval filter in the peri-operative period.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, hôpital G.-R.-Laennec, CHU Nantes, 44035 cedex 01, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meurette
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marret
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Léauté
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costargent
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaillou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*