Congenital anomalies of inferior vena cava in young patients with iliac deep venous thrombosis.
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.
Sarlon
Gabrielle
G
Vascular Medicine and Surgery, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France. gabrielle.sarlon@ap-hm.fr
Bartoli
Michel Alain
MA
Muller
Cyril
C
Acid
Souad
S
Bartoli
Jean-Michel
JM
Cohen
Serge
S
Piquet
Philippe
P
Magnan
Pierre-Edouard
PE
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
D000925:Anticoagulants