An unusual cause of an inferior vena cava syndrome.
Two patients are presented with an occlusion of the infrarenal vena cava caused by a vena cava aneurysm. This rare congenital vena caval anomaly may mimic retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, especially on CT- imaging without contrast enhancement.
Regoort
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Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Reekers
J A
JA
Kromhout
J G
JG
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior