title: Resection and primary repair of an inferior vena cava aneurysm in a 13-year-old male.
abstract: We present a case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with a three-day history of left lower extremity swelling and a deep venous thrombosis. On further work-up he was discovered to have a large aneurysm of the inferior vena cava. After extensive discussion with his family, he underwent resection and primary repair of the inferior vena cava without complication. At a six-month follow up appointment, he was doing well with no recurrent aneurysmal degeneration on computed tomography scan imaging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA. cweber@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants