title: Acute portal vein thrombosis complicating in vitro fertilization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of acute portal vein thrombosis after IVF treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old woman experienced worsening, right upper quadrant pain several days after oocyte retrieval; ET was withheld. Imaging studies revealed acute portal vein thrombosis with extension into the splenic and superior mesenteric veins.
  
  
  METHODS
  Therapeutic anticoagulation; no ET was performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Improvement in symptoms, accurate diagnosis of condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Decreased size of portal vein thrombosis and partial vessel recanalization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thromboembolic events are a rare complication of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In women who present with upper abdominal pain during ART, portal vein thrombosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Natu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mmbaga
authors.forename: Saioa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torrealday
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Beth W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Rackow
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents