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Congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava and factor V Leiden mutation predisposing to deep vein thrombosis.
Vascular health and risk management - 1 Jan 2014
Lamparello Brooke M, Erickson Cameron R, Kulthia Arun, Virparia Vasudev, Thet Zeyar
Abstract excerpt
A previously healthy 21-year-old man presented with back pain, bilateral extremity pain, and right lower extremity weakness, paresthesias, and swelling. Sonographic examination revealed diffuse deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the femoral and popliteal venous system. CT imaging revealed hypoplasia of the hepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) segment with formation of multiple varices and collateral veins around the...
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