title: Congenital absence of the inferior vena cava: a rare risk factor for idiopathic deep-vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Angiology Division, Institut of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Roger W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Beatrice R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Amann-Vesti
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfammatter
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koppensteiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001401:Azygos Vein; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy