title: Anomalies of the inferior vena cava in patients with deep venous thrombosis. Pictorial essay.
abstract: The incidence of agenesis of inferior vena cava in the general population was estimated at 0.6 - 0.8%. In patients with deep vein thrombosis the frequency of agenesis was estimated between 5 and 6.7% in young people. In this pictorial essay, we present the ultrasound findings obtained in 8 patients with high deep venous thrombosis and inferior vena cava anomaly (absence of a segment), compared with images obtained by angio-computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. At the end we discuss the place of abdominal ultrasound in the evaluation of these patients.
authors.affiliation: 1st Internal Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj Napoca, Romania. popsorin98@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Iulianu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Opincaru
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*