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  • Title: [Congenital absence of the inferior vena cava as a risk factor for pulmonar thromboembolism].
    Author: Castro FJ, Pérez C, Narváez FJ, Gacía A, Biosca M, Vilaseca J, Vives J, Argiles JM.
    Journal: An Med Interna; 2003 Jun; 20(6):304-6. PubMed ID: 12911014.
    Abstract:
    The absence of the inferior vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly. Currently its diagnosis is based on non-invasive imaging techniques (computerised axial tomagraphy and nuclear magnetic resonance). In most cases, it constitutes a casual finding upon practising these image tests unrelated to this congenital anomaly. In the symptomatic patients, the complaints associated are secondary to venous insufficiency and/or deep vein thrombosis. Recently the congenital absence of inferior vena cava has been described as a risk factor of deep vein thrombosis in young patients. We present a case of congenital absence of inferior vena cava that was admitted in our hospital because of pulmonary thromboembolism.
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