The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 280-281 , May 2010

Bilateral Ovarian Vein Thromboses in a Postmenopausal Woman with Uterine Prolapse

  • John P. Lenihan Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MultiCare Health Systems, and Tacoma Women's Specialists, Tacoma, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: John P. Lenihan, Jr., MD, Tacoma Women's Specialists, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Suite 104, Tacoma, WA 98405.
    • ,
  • Carol Kovanda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MultiCare Health Systems, and Tacoma Women's Specialists, Tacoma, WA

Received 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 May 2009.

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 The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

PII: S1553-4650(09)00303-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.05.017

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 280-281 , May 2010

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