A very unusual cause of abdominal pain

Czech version

Authors: Birke Petr ¹; Čivrný Jakub ²; Pospíšilová Dagmar ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Dětská klinika, Lékařská fakulta, Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní, nemocnice Olomouc ¹; Radiologická klinika, Lékařská, fakulta Univerzity Palackého, a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc ²
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2023; 78 (1): 26-29.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/004

Overview

The case report deals with 16-year-old girl examined for abdominal pain who was diagnosed with thrombosis of the left iliac veins and inferior vena cava connected to femoropopliteal thrombosis. Her condition was complicated by the development of pulmonary embolism. The patient was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin followed by oral anticoagulation vitamin K agonist and local thrombolysis with the insertion of caval filter.

Keywords:

Venous thromboembolism – Abdominal pain – Pulmonary embolism – deep venous thrombosis

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