OBJECTIVE: Postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis (POVT) is an uncommon life-threatening situation. It should be systematically evoked in case of persistent fever during the postpartum. We describe here the imaging techniques to assert the diagnosis and the different therapeutic options. METHODS AND MATERIAL: We report five cases from 1997 to 2002. Only one patient was surgically treated. RESULTS: No death was observed. In all cases, fever and pain rapidly disappeared. CONCLUSION: Search for postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis should be undertaken in patients with persistent fever. Treatment is more often medical.
OBJECTIVE: Postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis (POVT) is an uncommon life-threatening situation. It should be systematically evoked in case of persistent fever during the postpartum. We describe here the imaging techniques to assert the diagnosis and the different therapeutic options. METHODS AND MATERIAL: We report five cases from 1997 to 2002. Only one patient was surgically treated. RESULTS: No death was observed. In all cases, fever and pain rapidly disappeared. CONCLUSION: Search for postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis should be undertaken in patients with persistent fever. Treatment is more often medical.