Pelvic magnetic resonance venography reveals high rate of pelvic vein thrombosis after cesarean section.

Rodger, Marc A; Avruch, Leonard I; Howley, Heather E; Olivier, Andre; Walker, Mark C · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2006

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Abstract

In the run-in phase of a thromboprophylactic trial in women at moderate to high risk of deep vein thrombosis postcesarean section, we used magnetic resonance venography and found a surprisingly high rate of pelvic deep vein thrombosis (46% overall). Pelvic magnetic resonance venography may be a useful surrogate outcome in obstetric thromboprophylaxis studies but the clinical significance is not known.

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