Successful management of an extensive intracranial sinus thrombosis in a patient undergoing IVF: case report and review of literature

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705.e9-705.e14

  Edris, Fawaz ^a   Kerner, Cecelia M ^a   Feyles, Valter ^a   Leung, Andrew ^b   Power, Stephen ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intracranial sinus; IVF; OHSS; ovulation induction; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; KETOROLAC; LEUPRORELIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEADACHE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34548428218     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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