title: Acute thrombosis of inferior vena cava in a pregnant woman presenting with sciatica: a case report.
abstract: A 20-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to our department with symptoms of deep venous thrombosis in the left lower extremity and excessive lumbar pain. Low-molecular-weight heparin was administered. She recovered with this treatment, however, severe lumbar pain continued. A lumbar magnetic resonance image showed dilated epidural veins compressing the roots and acute thrombosis of the inferior vena cava extending to renal veins. During the same period she had acute deep venous thrombosis in her right leg. An urgent venous thrombectomy was performed. Sciatica and deep venous thrombosis resolved after the operation. Low-molecular-weight heparin was administered until the end of her pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Meram Medical School, Universiyt of Selcuk, Meram, Konya, Turkey. ngormus@se1cuk.edu.tr
authors.forename: Niyazi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gormus
authors.forename: Mehmet Erkan
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ustun
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Paksoy
authors.forename: Tunc Cevat
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ogun
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Solak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000473:pathology; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*