Abstract
During a 31-month period, evidence of gonadal vein thrombosis (GVT) was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in seven patients who had a broad spectrum of acute gastrointestinal inflammatory lesions, including diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, appendicitis with abscess, and perforated appendix with pseudomembranous colitis. All patients had lower abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and leukocytosis. CT demonstrated thrombus through the length of the gonadal vein in each patient; the entire lumen of the vein was filled. No symptoms relating to GVT were present. GVT may resolve with treatment of the underlying enteric disease alone, and anticoagulant therapy may not be necessary.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 111-113 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 180 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Colitis, pseudomembranous
- Colitis, ulcerative
- Colon, diverticula
- Gastrointestinal tract, inflammation
- Intestines, diseases
- Thrombosis, venous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Gonadal vein thrombosis in patients with acute gastrointestinal inflammation : Diagnosis with CT. / Jain, Kiran A; Jeffrey, R. B.
In: Radiology, Vol. 180, No. 1, 1991, p. 111-113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gonadal vein thrombosis in patients with acute gastrointestinal inflammation
T2 - Diagnosis with CT
AU - Jain, Kiran A
AU - Jeffrey, R. B.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - During a 31-month period, evidence of gonadal vein thrombosis (GVT) was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in seven patients who had a broad spectrum of acute gastrointestinal inflammatory lesions, including diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, appendicitis with abscess, and perforated appendix with pseudomembranous colitis. All patients had lower abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and leukocytosis. CT demonstrated thrombus through the length of the gonadal vein in each patient; the entire lumen of the vein was filled. No symptoms relating to GVT were present. GVT may resolve with treatment of the underlying enteric disease alone, and anticoagulant therapy may not be necessary.
AB - During a 31-month period, evidence of gonadal vein thrombosis (GVT) was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in seven patients who had a broad spectrum of acute gastrointestinal inflammatory lesions, including diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, appendicitis with abscess, and perforated appendix with pseudomembranous colitis. All patients had lower abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and leukocytosis. CT demonstrated thrombus through the length of the gonadal vein in each patient; the entire lumen of the vein was filled. No symptoms relating to GVT were present. GVT may resolve with treatment of the underlying enteric disease alone, and anticoagulant therapy may not be necessary.
KW - Colitis, pseudomembranous
KW - Colitis, ulcerative
KW - Colon, diverticula
KW - Gastrointestinal tract, inflammation
KW - Intestines, diseases
KW - Thrombosis, venous
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VL - 180
SP - 111
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JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
SN - 0033-8419
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