Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare condition most frequently associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), malignancy or the immediate postpartum period. This case study reports on a 56-year-old woman who developed OVT 11 days after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Imaging including abdominal/pelvic computed tomography, transvaginal Doppler ultrasound and transabdominal pelvic ultrasound failed to definitively diagnose the thrombotic etiology of the patient’s presentation. Ultimately, laparoscopic visualization and subsequent oophorectomy were necessary for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The patient did not have underlying malignancy, recent surgical history, history of PID or any history of previous thromboembolic events. Therefore, this report contributes further evidence to the growing knowledge of systemic manifestations associated with COVID-19 that may require surgical intervention.
A pelvic hernia is the protrusion of intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal contents into the perineum through a defect in the pelvic floor. Pelvic hernias are rare with no gold standard method for repair. After abdominoperineal resection, a commonly cited incidence of perineal hernia is 1%. Here, we describe a robotic repair of a pararectal hernia in a post-menopausal women presenting with rectal herniation through a pelvic floor defect causing issues with fecal urgency and incontinence.
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