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Coexistence of left-sided inferior vena cava, deep vein thrombosis of the upper and lower extremities and prothrombotic polymorphisms in a young patient: a case report.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jul 2008
Sirlak Mustafa, Cakici Mehmet, Inan Mustafa Bahadir, Eryilmaz Sadik, Ustuner Evren, Atasoy Cetin, Kaya Bulent, Ozyurda Umit
Abstract excerpt
A literature review suggests an interaction between an anomaly of the inferior vena cava and thrombophilia in the pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis. Genetic thrombotic abnormalities have been found in some of the subjects having venous thromboembolic diseases. We report a case of a young man presenting with venous thrombosis of the upper and lower extremities, left-sided vena cava inferior and with combination...
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