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ovarian vein

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ovarian vein,
one of a pair of veins that emerge from convoluted plexuses in the broad ligament near the ovaries and the uterine tubes. The veins from each plexus ascend and unite to form single veins. The right ovarian vein opens into the inferior vena cava and the left ovarian vein into the renal vein. In some individuals the ovarian veins contain valves and greatly enlarge during pregnancy. Compare testicular vein.


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The diagnosis if often missed because women lie down for a pelvic exam, relieving pressure from the ovarian veins, so that the veins no longer bulge with blood as they do while a woman is standing.
CT revealed a left ovarian vein filling defect, which extended into the pelvis with multiple filling defects in the left and right ovarian veins.
Nurse-led presentations covered a range of topics from complex interventional procedures like embolisation of the ovarian vein, embolisation of the Vein of Galen, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, stereotactic embolisation and radiation therapy for cerebral aneurysm.
 
 
 
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