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Inferior vena cava agenesis and deep vein thrombosis: 10 patients and review of the literature.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Dec 2010
Lambert Marc, Marboeuf Philippe, Midulla Marco, Trillot Nathalie, Beregi Jean-Paul, Mounier-Vehier Claire, Hatron Pierre-Yves, Jude Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
Inferior vena cava agenesis (IVCA) is a rare condition, found in almost 5% of patients under 30 years old with unprovoked deep venous thrombosis (DVT). We describe 10 consecutive patients with IVCA-associated DVT and conducted an extensive literature review to investigate the typical spectrum of IVCA-associated DVT. Among our patients (eight men and two women; mean age, 25 ± 4.5 years), DVT followed intense and...
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