Deep venous thrombosis caused by congenital absence of the inferior vena cava: report of a case.
Although anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are seen frequently in a clinical setting, congenital absence of the IVC (AIVC) is rare. However, anomalies of the IVC should be considered in young patients suffering from recurrent and idiopathic DVT. We report a case of DVT possibly caused by AIVC in a 27-year-old man, and discuss the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of this unusual entity.
Kondo
Yuka
Y
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan.
Koizumi
Jun
J
Nishibe
Masayasu
M
Muto
Akihito
A
Dardik
Alan
A
Nishibe
Toshiya
T
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy