title: Inferior vena cava thrombosis in a pediatric patient of amebic liver abscess.
abstract: Amebic liver abscess (ALA) in pediatric age group is rare. We describe a successful thrombectomy and open drainage of a large left lobe ALA associated with thrombus in the hepatic veins and inferior vena cava extending into the right atrium in a 6-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of CTVS, PGIMER and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Anjan Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dhua
authors.forename: Mansoor Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Badamutlang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dympep
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
keywords: Amebic liver abscess; Budd–Chiari syndrome; inferior vena cava thrombus