Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: Pelvic Vein Thrombosis in a Nonpregnant Woman

We present a case of isolated pelvic vein thrombosis in which clinical diagnosis was difficult and the results of routine diagnostic tests were normal. We eventually used ventilation-perfusion scanning and abdominal computed tomography to make the correct diagnosis. [Ellis JM, Abbott JT: Unusual cause of abdominal pain: Pelvic vein thrombosis in a nonpregnant woman. Ann Emerg Med February 1996;27:254-257.]