Abstract
To describe a case of acute portal vein thrombosis after IVF treatment. Case report. University teaching hospital. A 39-year-old woman experienced worsening, right upper quadrant pain several days after oocyte retrieval; ET was withheld. Imaging studies revealed acute portal vein thrombosis with extension into the splenic and superior mesenteric veins. Therapeutic anticoagulation; no ET was performed. Improvement in symptoms, accurate diagnosis of condition. Decreased size of portal vein thrombosis and partial vessel recanalization. Thromboembolic events are a rare complication of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In women who present with upper abdominal pain during ART, portal vein thrombosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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