Kal Mehdi MD

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Ovarian Vein Thrombosis- rare condition typically seen post-delivery or post-operatively usually with underlying hyper-clotting disorder in the patient. This patient presented to ER with severe abdominal pain and nausea that started suddenly; was thought to have an ovarian torsion when no blood flow to her right o***y was noted on ultrasound imaging. Pt had a clotting disorder known as Antithrombin III deficiency that significantly increases risk of forming blood clots in the deep veins (Deep vein thrombosis). Patient was taken to operating room; where vascular surgeon placed an IVC filter (pic #2-device to mechanically traps deep vein clots from traveling up to the heart and lungs that could lead to death) followed by diagnostic laparoscopy and removal of right o***y that appeared necrotic (pics #3&4-dead tissue from lack of blood flow). The o***y was NOT twisted around its blood supply (torsion) but rather the blood vessels supplying o***y with oxygenated blood were occluded from clots that had formed inside!