title: Diagnosis and management of ovarian vein thrombosis in a healthy individual: a case report and a literature review.
abstract: Essentials Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare but potentially serious condition. OVT is associated with postpartum, pelvic disease, surgeries, and other thrombophilic states. We report a case of idiopathic OVT in a healthy, premenopausal woman. OVT should be considered for abdominal pain in women even outside the postpartum range.
  
  
  
  Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare condition most often seen in the immediate postpartum period. We report a 40-year-old woman with no significant past medical or surgical history who presented to the emergency room for acute right lower quadrant pain of 1 day duration. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a normal appendix but a new finding of right ovarian venous thrombosis. To date, only nine cases of idiopathic OVT have been reported. In this case report, we present a summary of these cases and review of literature regarding management of OVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kodali
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Veytsman
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martyr
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin
keywords: ovary; pelvis; postpartum period; thrombosis; venous thrombosis