Deep vein thrombosis and inferior vena cava agenesis

Evgenia Kalogridaki; Eftychia Kanioura; Eleftheria Mavrigiannaki; Petros Ioannis Katralis; Dimitrios Filippou; Panagiotis Skandalakis; Ioannis Skondras

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2018.04.010

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Jul 2018)

Deep vein thrombosis and inferior vena cava agenesis

Evgenia Kalogridaki,
Eftychia Kanioura,
Eleftheria Mavrigiannaki,
Petros Ioannis Katralis,
Dimitrios Filippou,
Panagiotis Skandalakis,
Ioannis Skondras

Affiliations

Evgenia Kalogridaki: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Mikras Asias 75, 11527, Greece
Eftychia Kanioura: Aglaia Kyriakou Children΄s Hospital, Thivon and Levadias, 11527, Greece
Eleftheria Mavrigiannaki: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Mikras Asias 75, 11527, Greece
Petros Ioannis Katralis: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Mikras Asias 75, 11527, Greece
Dimitrios Filippou: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Mikras Asias 75, 11527, Greece
Panagiotis Skandalakis: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Mikras Asias 75, 11527, Greece
Ioannis Skondras: Aglaia Kyriakou Children΄s Hospital, Thivon and Levadias, 11527, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2018.04.010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. C
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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We report the case of a 13-year old male patient who presented with a right swollen limb. A magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed inferior vena cava agenesis (IVCA) which was regarded as the etiologic factor for the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the patient. IVCA is a rare vascular abnormality which presents in 5% of young people aged under 30 years with lower limb DVT. It is usually underestimated but should be carefully considered in patients with no other apparent risk factors for DVT.

Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-5766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-surgery-case-reports/

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