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Inferior Vena Cava Duplication and Deep Venous Thrombosis: Case Report and Review of Literature

Authors: Nirupama Anne, MD, Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD, Raymond Holmes, MD, Moses Degraft Johnson, MD

Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery | Issue 5/2005

Abstract

Duplications of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are seen with an incidence of 0.2% to 3.0%. Duplications causing symptoms are rare, with only six reported cases of IVC duplication associated with a deep venous thrombosis. We present a 78-year-old caucasian woman with an IVC duplication who developed a deep venous thrombosis. The etiologies of IVC duplication include failure of anastomosis between the primitive cardinal veins and failure of regression of the left supracardinal vein. When asymptomatic, treatment includes observation, placing filters in both systems, or coil-embolization of the duplicated segment plus placing a filter in the right IVC. For our patient, we chose to coil-embolize the communication to the duplicated segment as well as place a filter in the main right IVC system.

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Title: Inferior Vena Cava Duplication and Deep Venous Thrombosis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Nirupama Anne, MD
Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD
Raymond Holmes, MD
Moses Degraft Johnson, MD
Publication date: 01-09-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery / Issue 5/2005
Print ISSN: 0890-5096
Electronic ISSN: 1615-5947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-005-5674-6

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