Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Left sided inferior vena cava duplication and venous thromboembolism: case report and review of literature | Journal of Hematology BioMed Central Open Access Case report Left sided inferior vena cava duplication and venous thromboembolism case report and review of literature Cannon Milani Maria Constantinou David Berz James N Butera and Gerald A Colvin Address Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and Department of Medicine Rhode Island Hospital Providence RI USA Email Cannon Milani - cmilani@ Maria Constantinou - mconstantinou@ David Berz - dberz@ James N Butera - jbutera@ Gerald A Colvin - gcolvin@ Corresponding author Published 2 December 2008 Received 25 September 2008 Accepted 2 December 2008 Journal of Hematology Oncology 2008 1 24 doi 1756-8722-1-24 This article is available from http content 1 1 24 2008 Milani et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract The etiology of venous thromboembolism in young patients is frequently associated with hereditary coagulation abnormalities immunologic diseases and neoplasia. The advent of radiological advances namely Computed Tomography CT scans and venography has identified vena cava malformations as a new etiologic factor worthy of consideration. In this case report we describe the unusual occurrence of venous thromboembolism in association with a duplicated inferior vena cava. Duplications of the inferior vena cava IVC are seen with an incidence of to in the general population. Embryogenesis of the IVC is a complex process involving the intricate formation and regression of numerous anastomoses potentially leading to various anomalies. We present a 23-year-old Caucasian woman with IVC duplication who developed a deep venous thrombosis and multiple pulmonary .
