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. 2012 Sep 1;6(9):23–28. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v6i9.1062

Table 1.

Summary table for ovarian vein thrombosis

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