Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis: An Unusual Cause of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Young Adult Patients

Introduction: Inferior vena cava agenesis (IVCA) is one of the many anomalies of this vessel. It is one of the most uncommon anomalies, with an estimated prevalence of 0.0005–1% in the general population. Around 5% of the patients younger than 30 years with a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...

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Main Authors: J. Ramos Aranda, C. Ramírez Cerda, S. Cohen Mussali, J. Valdés Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:EJVES Short Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405655318300100