title: Congenital anomalies of inferior vena cava in young patients with iliac deep venous thrombosis.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in young patients is frequently associated with hereditary biological thrombophilia, autoimmune disorders, or neoplasia. Advances in venous ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography have allowed for the identification of inferior vena cava (IVC) anomalies as newly considered etiologic factor. We present two cases of VTE in young patients: the first case involves left IVC in a 22-year-old man and the second involves IVC atresia in a 39-year-old man. IVC anomalies should be identified in young patients with spontaneous VTE involving the iliac veins because they are at a high risk for thrombotic recurrence and adaptation to long periods of antithrombotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine and Surgery, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France. gabrielle.sarlon@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sarlon
authors.forename: Michel Alain
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: Souad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acid
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piquet
authors.forename: Pierre-Edouard
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Magnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants