Singh Kuldeep, Poliquin James, Syversten Guy, Kohler Douglas O
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mary Mount Hospital;
Int J Angiol. 2010 Fall;19(3):e110-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1278377.
Deep vein thrombosis is a frequent finding in otherwise healthy, young adults who are diagnosed with congenital absence (agenesis) of the inferior vena cava - a rare anomaly. This condition is best diagnosed by computed tomography angiography with venous phase imaging, and is managed using anticoagulation, percutaneous catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy and thrombolysis. To illustrate this phenomenon, a case is presented.