LIGATION OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA DURING PREGNANCY

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Abstract
A report of a patient in the early stage of pregnancy in whom the inferior vena cava was ligated as treatment for phlebothrombosis. No difficulty was encountered with regard to the pregnant state, and at the anticipated time a normal infant was born. During pregnancy the use of anticoagulants in the treatment of venous thrombosis is hazardous, and therefore vein interruption, with extraction of the clot distal to the site of ligation, is the method of choice. Postoperative sympathetic blocks are of value in minimizing complications and in overcoming reflex spasm.