Table 1.
Etiology | Idiopathic, hypercoaguable states |
Incidence | Rare, exact number unknown |
Gender ratio | Unknown |
Age predilection | Unknown |
Risk factors | Gynecological surgery, pelvic inflammatory disease, malignancy |
Treatment | None versus anticoagulation, both are controversial |
Prognosis | Favorable on anticoagulation or post hysterectomy, poor in post-partum |
Findings on imaging | Central filling defect within ovarian vein, typically on right, during venous phase on CT scan |