title: Spontaneous rupture of collateral venous aneurysm in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of rupture of collateral venous vessels in the presence of agenesis of the inferior vena cava in a young woman. The embryologic development, pitfalls in diagnosis, and options for treatment in cases with agenesis of the inferior vena cava are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. k.m.b.@gmx.de
authors.forename: Kai M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Balzer
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pillny
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grabitz
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sandmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*