Namisaki Hidehiro, Nishigami Kazuhiro, Murakami Mikiko, Yamamoto Tami, Ogata Yuri, Tomita Ayako
Department of Laboratory Center, Division of Cardiovascular Echo, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2013;6(2):195-7. doi: 10.3400/avd.cr.12.00104. Epub 2013 Apr 11.
A 44-year-old man with an isolated anomaly of azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) presented with dyspnea due to pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). Sono-graphic examination disclosed not only pulmonary hypertension and DVT, but also infrahepatic interruption of the IVC with azygos continuation. A rare anomaly of azygos continuation of IVC could cause DVT and PTE. Vascular echo could play an important role in the examination of DVT and/or venous anomalies.
一名44岁男性,患有下腔静脉(IVC)奇静脉延续孤立异常,因肺血栓栓塞症(PTE)和深静脉血栓形成(DVT)出现呼吸困难。超声检查不仅发现了肺动脉高压和DVT,还发现了肝下IVC中断伴奇静脉延续。IVC奇静脉延续这种罕见异常可导致DVT和PTE。血管超声在DVT和/或静脉异常检查中可发挥重要作用。