Radiological Diagnosis of Thrombophlebitis of the Right Ovarian Vein: A Case Report
Lambert Ahuka Longombe *
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kisangani, Kisangani, D.R. Congo and Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Polyclinique du Millénaire, de Kisangani, Kisangani, D.R. Congo.
Aristide Marius Soussou Lonkeng
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Amath Dansokho Regional Hospital Center, Kédougou, Senegal.
Arthur Cyril Arroye Betou
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Amath Dansokho Regional Hospital Center, Kédougou, Senegal.
Pape Abdou Diop
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fann University Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal.
Marcel Dengo
Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, Polyclinique du Millénaire, de Kisangani, Kisangani, D.R. Congo.
Jean Paul Bambale Limengo
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Cinquantenaire Hospital of Kisangani, Kisangani, D.R. Congo.
Albert Yemba Baruani Ahuka
Department of Gynecology Obstetrics, International Clinic of Advanced Medicine in Kivu (CIMAK), Goma, D.R. Congo.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare condition usually occurring in the postpartum period. Its incidence outside the postpartum period is not known. We reported a case of a 23-year-old patient at Amath DANSOKHO National Hospital Center in Kédougou, Senegal, she had no particular gestational history, she was non-febrile with overall negative laboratory tests apart a C-reactive protein (CRP) that was twice as high as normal. The abdominal CT scan made led to the diagnosis of thrombophlebitis of the right ovarian vein on probable pelvic inflammatory disease. Treatment combining anticoagulant, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory improved the clinical sign.
Keywords: Flank pain, ovary vein, thrombosis