JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PEDIATRIC SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PEDIATRIC SOCIETY

Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(1):26-29 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/004

A very unusual cause of abdominal painCase Histories

Petr Birke1, Jakub Čivrný2, Dagmar Pospíšilová1
1 Dětská klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc
2 Radiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

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 wi th the insertion of caval filter.

Keywords: abdominal pain, venous thromboembolism, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism

Published: January 20, 2023  Show citation

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Birke P, Čivrný J, Pospíšilová D. A very unusual cause of abdominal pain. Ces-slov Pediat. 2023;78(1):26-29. doi: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/004.
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