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Postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis causing severe hydronephrosis.

Shelly Welch Holmström and Brian P Barrow

Obstet Gynecol 115(2 Pt 2):452-4 (2010) PMID 20093877

Ovarian vein thrombosis is a rare postpartum complication. The diagnosis is often delayed, given that the differential diagnosis is broad. This case illustrates an unusual presentation of postpartum ovarian vein thrombosis.

DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181cbbeb3
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