European Journal of Anatomy

Official Journal of The Spanish Society of Anatomy
Cover Volume 18 - Number 1
Eur J Anat, 18 (1): 45-48 (2014)

Vein thrombosis in a patient with agenesis of inferior vena cava

M. Candelaria Martín-González1, Emilio González-Reimers1, A. Bonilla-Arjona2, J. Alvisa-Negrín1, MC. Durán-Castellón1 and F. Santolaria-Fernández1

1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife-Canary Islands, Spain and 2Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife-Canary Islands, Spain

ABSTRACT We report a 29-year-old woman with bilateral deep vein thrombosis. CT-scan was performed and an agenesia of inferior vena cava was found. With regard to the case report, we provide a brief review of the embryogenesis of the inferior vena cava, and of anomalies in the genesis of this vessel. In young patients with idiopathic deep venous thrombosis the existence of an abnormality in the inferior vena cava should be considered.

Keywords: Agenesia, Inferior vena cava, Embryogenesis, Deep venous thrombosis

European Journal of anatomy
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