[Hypoplasia of the hepatic segment of the inferior vena cava].
Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava are not uncommon. In the past, the diagnosis was made by angiography and retrograde right heart studies which were being commonly performed for the assessment of congenital malformation of the heart. The advent of ultrasound and three-dimensional imaging such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance made it easier to obtain the diagnosis. We report here a case of inferior vena cava hypoplasia in a 19-year-old male, who presented with progressive ascitis and edema.
Boucelma
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital Mohamed Lamine Debaghine, boulevard Said Touati, Alger, Algéria. mboucelma@yahoo.fr
Laraba
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N
Stof-Brahiti
L
L
Boudjelida
H
H
Zemmour
D
D
Ouadahi
N
N
Berrah
A
A
Mansouri
B
B
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D055815:Young Adult